Shoppers Are Making More Purchasing Decisions In-Store Than Ever Before

When it comes to making decisions on what to buy more decisions than ever before, 76% to be exact, are being made in-store.

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Behavioral Science In-Store: Neuro Findings

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The use of neuroscience in POPAI’s 2012 Shopper Engagement Study made it possible to evaluate shoppers’ behavior, visual fixations and emotional engagement almost as if in slow motion, revealing not only a time-locked breakdown of their decision-making processes but also new insights about the impact of displays. >> Read complete article in Shopper Marketing Magazine

Back to Basics

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Last month, Point of Purchase Advertising International (POPAI) released the results of its recent research on the shopper decision process. To the surprise of many, the in-store decision rate according to POPAI is an all-time high of 76 percent. >>Read complete article at The Shelf Edge

POPAI Releases 2012 Shopper Study

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In May, Point of Purchase Advertising International released the initial findings of its 2012 Shopper Engagement Study, the latest in a research seires that dates back to 1965. >>Read the complete story at Shopper Marketing Magazine

Unraveling the pretzel

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The actions of today’s empowered shoppers are challenging the long-cited statistic that a majority of grocery store purchases (in the 70+ percent range5) are made in the store. Those who still think the entire purchase decision begins and ends at the point of purchase are missing a rich backstory of consumer motivations, habits and preferences.

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Retail, Smartphones, & Merchandising: How to Avoid the Scourge of Showrooming

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Currently 76% of buying decisions are made in the store.  This comes from thePOPAI 2012 Shopper Engagement Study.  While this study focuses primarily on the grocery store experience, its basic premise bisects all tenets of retail – and that is emphasizing the importance of driving in-store marketing and creative promotions to enhance the shopping experience.

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Study: In-Store Marketing Guides Most Purchase Decisions

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Big news for those who print P-O-P and other types of retail displays: A recent study conducted by the Point of Purchase Advertising International (POPAI) indicates that 76% of purchase decisions are made in store. POPAI’s 2012 Shopper Engagement Study used EEG, eye-tracking technology, and in-store shopper interviews to arrive at that figure. According to

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Taking Stock

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Perhaps not surprisingly, eye-tracking research from Popai found that some of the longest “dwell times” occur in the produce section, where shoppers look, sniff and squeeze in search of the very freshest items. Marketers of fresh foods would be wise to play to consumers’ desire for that tactile experience. >>Read complete article at Adweek

Can You Relate? Study Shows We’re Losing The Fight Against Impulse Shopping

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You created a budget and made your shopping list. You strictly told yourself that if an item wasn’t written on this list, it wasn’t going into your cart. But then you got to the store and everything changed. MSNBC reports that the 2012 Shopper Engagement Study reveals that 76 percent of the average shopper’s purchase decisions are made in the store. >>

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Impulse purchases continue to bust budgets

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You make your shopping list, download some coupons from the Web and head to the supermarket. You’re ready to be a frugal shopper. And yet there’s still a good chance you’ll make a significant number of impulse purchases. >> Read complete story on MSNBC 

Seductive packaging fuels more impulse buying than ever as shoppers throw caution – and their shopping lists – to the wind

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Despite the costly dangers of impulse shopping, consumers are increasingly making their purchase decisions in-store. According to the 2012 Shopper Engagement Study, shoppers are basing a whopping 76 percent of their choices on attractive packaging and appearance. >>Read the complete story at DailyMail