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:

In is dangerously narrow-minded for a store owner to believe that the only competition is from others in his or her category.

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Why We Buy:

The basic facts of human anatomy remain, more or less, but the store itself and the tastes and behaviors of the shopper continue to evolve.

283

Why We Buy:

In truth, retailers compete with every other demand on consumer time and money.

283

Why We Buy:

Just as a fashion comes from the street up, the world of retail is about following shoppers where they are going.

283

Why We Buy:

…shopping follows social change, and woe to the businessperson who fails to comprehend this.

284

Why We Buy:

The best defense against complacency is to eliminate the distance between the floor of the store and the men and women who make the decisions about what happens there.

284

Why We Buy:

The fact that a minor alteration can bring a large improvement should come as no surprise… Sometimes critical truths are discovered in this way.

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Why We Buy:

Shopping is a form of entertainment, just like the movies or the zoo.

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