Book Titles

Why We Buy
The Science Of Shopping

By Paco Underhill

Year Published: 2008
ISBN-13: 978-1416595243
Categories: Buying, Science, Shopping

68 Quotes Found

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Why We Buy:

There are certain physical and anatomical abilities, tendencies, limitations and needs common to all people, and the retail environment must be tailored to these characteristics.

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Why We Buy:

Amenability and profitability are totally and inextricably linked.

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Why We Buy:

…rules – you have to either follow them or break them with gusto. Just ignoring a rule, or bending it a little, is usually the worst thing you can do.

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Why We Buy:

How you present your ideas and information is just as – or more – important as the ideas themselves.

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Why We Buy:

To say whether a sign or any in-store media works or not, there’s only one way to assess it – in place.

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Why We Buy:

Every store is a collection of zones, and you’ve got to map them out before you can place a single sign.

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Why We Buy:

For maximum exposure, a sign should interrupt the existing natural sight lines in any given area.

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Why We Buy:

The smart store… is designed in accordance with how we walk and where we look.

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Why We Buy:

That’s how a good store operates: You feel almost helplessly pulled in by what you see up ahead or over there to the right.

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Why We Buy:

Unfortunately, the managers of most companies fail to understand the importance of well-designed packaging.

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