Why we buy : the science of shopping / Paco Underhill.

By:

Underhill, Paco

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2009.Edition: Updated and rev.Description: xii, 306 p. ; 22 cm.ISBN:

9781416595243

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

HF5415.2 .U53 2009

Contents:

Instead of Samoa, stores: the science of shopping -- Walk like an Egyptian: the mechanics of shopping -- Men are from Home Depot, women are from Bloomingdale's: the demographics of shopping -- See me, feel me, touch me, buy me: the dynamics of shopping -- Screen savers, jet lag and whirling dervishes: the culture of shopping.

Summary: Revolutionary retail guru Paco Underhill is back with a completely revised edition of his classic, witty bestselling book on our ever-evolving consumer culture -- full of fresh observations and important lessons from the cutting edge of retail, which is taking place in the world's emerging markets. New material includes: - The latest trends in online retail -- what retailers are doing right and what they're doing wrong -- and how nearly every Internet retailer from iTunes to Amazon can drastically improve how it serves its customers. - A guided tour of the most innovative stores, malls and retail environments around the world -- almost all of which are springing up in countries where prosperity is new. An enormous indoor ski slope attracts shoppers to a mall in Dubai; an uber luxurious Sao Paolo department store provides its customers with personal shoppers; a mall in South Africa has a wave pool for surfing. The new Why We Buy is an essential guide -- it offers advice on how to keep your changing customers and entice new and eager ones.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	TBS Barcelona Libre acceso	HF5415.2 UND (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		B04515

Revolutionary retail guru Paco Underhill is back with a completely revised edition of his classic, witty bestselling book on our ever-evolving consumer culture -- full of fresh observations and important lessons from the cutting edge of retail, which is taking place in the world's emerging markets. New material includes:
- The latest trends in online retail -- what retailers are doing right and what they're doing wrong -- and how nearly every Internet retailer from iTunes to Amazon can drastically improve how it serves its customers.
- A guided tour of the most innovative stores, malls and retail environments around the world -- almost all of which are springing up in countries where prosperity is new. An enormous indoor ski slope attracts shoppers to a mall in Dubai; an uber luxurious Sao Paolo department store provides its customers with personal shoppers; a mall in South Africa has a wave pool for surfing.
The new Why We Buy is an essential guide -- it offers advice on how to keep your changing customers and entice new and eager ones.