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The myth of impulse purchasing
Category management has drawn increased attention to marketing activities on the store floor. Tastings, product demonstrations and floor stickers are just a few of the arsenal of possibilities available, and the cry of delight from the success stories is that in-store marketing is the most effective marketing investment. Often the investment is justified by the assumption that the shopper makes their decisions only after they arrive at the store. I think it is time for both suppliers and retailers to know shoppers better.
A percentage that keeps buzzing around in grocery retail is the 70 per cent impulse myth. Shoppers are said to make 70 per cent of all their purchasing decisions ...
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