Tag: Consumer behaviour
All new smaller size! Why getting less with shrinkflation is preferable to paying more
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Have you noticed your favourite chocolate is a little smaller, there are fewer biscuits in the same-sized package or bags of chips contain more air?
If you haven’t,...
How COVID-19 changed the way we shop – and what to expect in 2022 and beyond
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COVID-19 has dramatically changed how businesses and consumers behave. We’ve seen panic buying, the rise of the “homebody economy” and a strong shift...
A toilet paper run is like a bank run. The economic fixes are about the same
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Panic buying knows no borders.
Shoppers in Australia, Japan, Hong Kong and the United States have caught toilet paper fever on the back of the COVID-19 coronavirus. Shop shelves are...