#retail-psychology

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fromSilicon Canals
4 hours ago

Why Costco's $5 rotisserie chicken is a loss leader and what they're actually making money on - Silicon Canals

Every time you walk out of Costco with that perfectly golden $4.99 rotisserie chicken, you've just helped them lose money. That's right - Costco's CFO stated in 2015 that Costco loses between $30 to $40 million annually on their famous rotisserie chickens. Yet somehow, this wholesale giant continues to thrive, with net sales reaching $249.6 billion in fiscal 2024. What's going on here?
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#store-layout
fromSilicon Canals
7 hours ago
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8 grocery store layout tricks designed to make you buy things you didn't plan to - Silicon Canals

Grocery stores deliberately design layouts and environments using psychological tactics to increase unplanned purchases, causing most shoppers to buy items they didn't intend.
fromMedium
3 months ago
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How grocery store layouts manipulate your shopping behavior

Grocery store layouts and product placements are intentionally designed using behavioral research to encourage unplanned purchases and increase customer spending.
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