Rising consumer prices, higher digital engagement and increase demand for sustainable products are causes shifts in consumer ...

The automotive industry is undergoing a significant transformation with the rise of direct-to-consumer (DTC) car sales. This ...

Demand forecasting remains one of the most complex challenges in retail management. As consumer behavior evolves rapidly, ...

Consumers are attracted to crowds in stores, but they are not likely to buy something from a crowded location, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. Authors Sam K. Hui (New ...

While the psychology of consumer behavior would veer off into a number of different directions in the 1950s, its core remained psychoanalytic theory brought over from Europe in the 1930s. Nothing ...

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Consumer behavior—or how people buy and use goods and services—is a rich field of psychological research, particularly for companies trying to sell products to as many potential customers as possible.