Tag: shopping
Consumers often can’t detect fake reviews – and underestimate how many...
Shabnam Azimi, Loyola University Chicago
The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.
Buying gifts? Why ‘buy now, pay later’ could be a dangerous...
Jay L. Zagorsky, Boston University
Gift-givers hoping to splurge this holiday season despite the pinch of high inflation have...
‘Checkout charity’ can increase a shopper’s anxiety, especially when asks are automated
Na Young Lee, University of Dayton and Adam Hepworth, Ohio University
The Research Brief is a short take about...
Would you bring your dog to a shop? Why retailers should...
Kokho Jason Sit, University of Portsmouth
Pandemic pets have taken the world by storm. At least 3.2 million households...
Valentine’s Day: the pressures of shopping for romance
Cathrine Jansson-Boyd, Anglia Ruskin University
For many couples, Valentine’s Day is crunch time. Research has shown that romantic relationships...
Regretting a pandemic purchase? Five ways to avoid buyer’s remorse in...
Cathrine Jansson-Boyd, Anglia Ruskin University
A recent survey found that one in ten Britons regret a pandemic purchase. The...
Would you eat indoors at a restaurant? We asked 5 health...
Laurie Archbald-Pannone, University of Virginia; Kathleen C. Brown, University of Tennessee; Ryan Huerto, University of Michigan; Sue Mattison, Drake University, and Thomas A. Russo,...
Shopping for the holidays? Keep your distance from retail workers
Nada Elnahla, Carleton University and Leighann C. Neilson, Carleton University
Maintaining social distancing inside retail stores during the COVID-19 pandemic has become a daily source...
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Is student loan debt really a crisis?
Robert Kelchen, Seton Hall University
Americans owed nearly US$1.2 trillion in student loan debt as of March 2015, more than three times the amount of...
