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abandoned products
grocery items that shoppers buy but never use
activity stores
a retailing concept that lets consumers participate in the production of the products or services being sold in the store
atmospherics
the use of space of space and physical features in store design to evoke certain effects in buyers
being space
a retail environment that resembles a residential living room where customers are encouraged to congregate
co-consumers
other patrons in a consumer setting
consumer satisfaction/dissatisfaction (CS/D)
the overall attitude a person has about a product after it has been purchased
divestment rituals
the steps people take to gradually distance themselves from things they treasure so that they can sell them or give them away
expectancy disconfirmation model
states that we form beliefs about product performance based on prior experience with the product and/or communications about the product that imply a certain level of quality
freegans
a takeoff on vegans, who shun all animal products; anticonsumerists who live off discards as a political statement against corporations and materialism
gemba
Japanese term for the one true source of information
impulse buying
a process that occurs when the consumer experiences a sudden urge to purchase an item that he or she cannot resist
incidental similarity
points of commonality between a buyer and a seller such as a shared birthday
lateral cycling
a process in which already-purchased objects are sold to others or exchanged for other items
mental budgets
consumers' pre-set expectations of how much they intend to spend on a shopping trip
minipreneurs
one-person businesses
mobile shopping apps
smartphone applications that retailers provide to guide shoppers in stores and malls
open rates
the percentage of people who open an email message from a marketer
point-of-purchase (POP) stimuli
the promotional materials that are deployed in stores or other outlets to influence consumers'decisions at the time products are purchased
pop-up stores
temporary locations that allow a company to test new brands without huge financial commitment
pretailer
an e-commerce site that provides exclusive styles by prodding manufacturers to produce runway pieces they wouldn't otherwise make to sell in stores
queuing theory
the mathematical study of waiting lines
retail theming
strategy where stores create imaginative environments that transports shoppers to fantasy worlds or provide other kinds of stimulation
sharing sites
e-commerce sites that allow users to share, exchange and rent goods in a local setting
shopping orientation
a consumer's general attitudes and motivations regarding the act of shopping
store image
a store's "personality" composed of such attributes as location, merchandise suitability, and the knowledge and congeniality of the sales staff
time poverty
a feeling of having less time available than is required to meet the demands of everyday living
timestyle
an individual's priorities regarding how or she spends time as influenced by personal and cultural factors
total quality management (TQM)
management and engineering procedures aimed at reducing errors and increasing quality; based on Japanese practices
underground economy
secondary markets where transactions are not officially recorded
unplanned buying
when a shopper buys merchandise she did not intend to purchase, often because she recognizes a new need while in the store

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