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Marketers once liked to think they could virtually steer people through shops and malls. But it appears shoppers’ movements, possibly driven by primal instincts, aren’t so easily directed.
Amazon has barred Australian shoppers from its US site, rather than contend with new GST rules on overseas purchases. But don’t expect a stampede at your local branch of Harvey Norman as a result.
We’re not going to stop wandering through shopping centres anytime soon, but mobile, micro-location and voice technologies are set to transform the retail experience.
A short history of Easter egg economics.
Physical stores and online technology can work hand in hand.
Most of us bargain hunt when shopping for a new blouse or pair of blue jeans, yet for some reason we don’t with interest rates, potentially costing us thousands of dollars.
Compulsive spending is on the rise, here’s what you need to know.
Materialism has an ugly face but it is here to stay. Rather than focusing efforts to diminish it we should utilise materialism to benefit wider society.
If your New Year’s resolutions include improving your diet, it’s worth thinking about eating healthier for the planet.
Water pollution, toxic chemical use and textile waste: fast fashion comes at a huge cost to the environment.
If you find help messages from factory and delivery workers in your presents this season, how should you respond?
Six questions to ask yourself before you buy that last minute Christmas present.
Despite the delight of not having to work for several days or even weeks, holidays come with pressures.
People who see themselves as conscientious consumers often buy items made by companies that violate their values because it’s hard to keep that information in mind.
The idea of pop-up shops has been around for ages, but now even established high-street retailers are being forced to buy in.
Rather than simply trying to trick people, the masters of marketing know it’s much easier to understand and work with innate human flaws.
Loblaw is playing defence against Amazon, the boogeyman of retailing. But if Canadian grocers went on the offensive, they’d be able to deliver much more than food to Canadian homes.
With the retail industry struggling, the need to lure people into spending has never been greater.
They engage with your senses and subconscious.
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Professor of Marketing and Consumer Behaviour, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Consumer Psychology, Anglia Ruskin University
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Associate Professor of Marketing, Tasmanian School of Business and Economics, University of Tasmania
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Associate Professor of Marketing, University of Technology Sydney
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Emeritus Professor of Marketing, University of Birmingham
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Assistant Professor, Faculty of Business, University of New Brunswick
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Marketing Professor
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Senior Lecturer in Marketing; Associate Head (Global), University of Portsmouth
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Director, Master of Business Administration Program (MBA); Co-Director, Better Consumption Lab, Deakin University
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