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Woolworths’ A$780 millon investment in new automated distribution centres is a sign of how much COVID-19 has changed the way we shop. It points what’s to come in the retail sector.
Retailers must focus on training customer-facing teams to succeed post-coronavirus.
There are strong psychological drivers underpinning the impulse to splurge hard-earned money online. There are also some simple ways to stop.
What if lingering in a shop or restaurant is the last thing on your mind? COVID-19 is rewriting the rules of retail.
Should I wear a mask and gloves in the grocery story? Sanitize my food? A food virologist takes on the top questions people are asking as they shop for food amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The overwhelming majority of us say we care about animal welfare. But when it comes to shopping, our actions often take a different turn.
Faced with uncertain and anxious times, brains send out instructions to start stockpiling supplies – whether you’re a person facing a pandemic, or a rodent prepping for a long winter.
The recent seizures of counterfeit testing kits by U.S. Customs and Border Protection show that the counterfeiters have begun to take advantage of the coronavirus crisis.
Apart from their functional purpose, products can also impact how we feel, both about ourselves and our situation.
Skiing in a mall is bizarre enough. But a mall dubbed the ‘American Dream’ – when malls are vanishing, along with the postwar vision of the American Dream – is its own brand of eerie dissonance.
The more we buy, the more we throw away.
Consumerism reaches a frenzied peak as the holidays approach, but it’s not too late to put on the brakes.
Innovation is integral to the success of Canadian retailers and encouraging consumers to shop in stores as well as online. The big strategic risk is not innovating and failing, but failing to innovate.
A new business is skipping recycling in favour of returning, washing and reusing sturdy containers for common groceries.
A retail expert explains why brick-and-mortar brands will continue to thrive in the age of e-commerce.
As neighbourhoods lost their milk bars, they also lost a daily point of connection for locals. But all is not lost. In some areas, the humble corner store is making a comeback.
On July 5, the online shopping powerhouse turns 25. A marketing professor looks back on how Amazon redefined retail for the world.
The success – and failure – of brands like Topshop and Burton has been in lockstep with the high street.
Online distractions come at a considerable cost when you’re out for groceries.
Top contributors
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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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Senior Research Associate, Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University
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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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Associate Professor of Business, Boston University
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Senior Lecturer of Marketing, Swinburne University of Technology
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Lecturer in Law, Lancaster University
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Associate Professor in Operations and Supply Chain Management, University of Southampton
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Professor of Accounting, University of Portsmouth