Smiling or exhibiting other positive emotional displays while selling a product over live video—known as livestreaming—makes people less likely to buy it, we found in new research published in the Journal of Marketing.
Social Sciences
Jul 20, 2021
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An associate professor of marketing at The University of Texas at Arlington says digital avatars can replace a sales force and customer service employees at a fraction of the cost.
Economics & Business
Jul 14, 2021
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Approximately one-third of all U.S. counties do not exempt grocery foods from the general sales tax, which means the lowest-income families living in those areas are most susceptible to food insecurity. New research from ...
Economics & Business
May 26, 2021
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Sixty years after Alan Shepard became the first American in space, everyday people are on the verge of following in his cosmic footsteps.
Space Exploration
May 5, 2021
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A new study provides the best evidence to date that an increase in the availability of alcohol is linked to more financial troubles among the disadvantaged.
Social Sciences
Apr 21, 2021
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University of Arizona researcher Jennifer Carlson says she and other sociologists see gun business as a telltale sign of what's going on in the American psyche. If that is the case, Americans in 2020 were afraid.
Social Sciences
Mar 11, 2021
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A 20% shift in beverage sales from small to medium-sized plastic bottles could reduce the production of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) waste in the USA by over 9,000 tonnes annually, a study in Scientific Reports suggests.
Environment
Feb 25, 2021
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There's a reason that online ticket sellers hit you with those extra fees after you've picked your seats and are ready to click "buy."
Economics & Business
Feb 22, 2021
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The UK's first national lockdown from March 2020 and its immediate aftermath saw a massive shift in consumer habits that was initially mandated but then lingered as shops and restaurants opened but risks from the virus remained.
Economics & Business
Feb 18, 2021
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Amid the protests and turbulence of 2020, Americans set a new record for gun purchases, with the FBI tallying a new high of 21 million background checks over the year. That was an increase of 26% over the 2016 record of 15.7 ...
Social Sciences
Feb 8, 2021
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