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The Psychology of Shopping
09/05/2017
At first glance, shopping seems a fairly straightforward activity. The shopper visits a shop, chooses an item from the goods on display, pays, and goes home happy. Not too difficult – and...
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Nostalgia on the High Street
27/04/2017
Nostalgia has been one of the key drivers in branding for several years. Most famously (or notoriously), Cadbury brought back Wispa, following a social media campaign calling for its...
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Going Shopping For Shopper Insights
19/04/2017
In January 2015, Tesco boss Dave Lewis fired the starting gun on Project Reset – the retailer’s plan to simplify the shopper experience in its stores by removing 30% of the products on its...
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From Silver Service to Gold Standard
23/03/2017
Channel 4’s The Hotel Inspector regularly exhorts the hapless hoteliers featured on the programme to adapt to suit the needs of their target market, only to regularly find ingrained resistance to...
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No Substitute for Experience
08/03/2017
After a week at conferences and industry pow-wows, I’m back at my desk and spent lunchtime leafing through the pile of trade magazines that have built up in my absence. The Grocer as ever takes...
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The Magical Mix of Art and Science
01/03/2017
2017 is the tenth anniversary of the launch of the iPhone, described by Steve Jobs as a “magical device” and which has since become one of the definitive devices of Western civilisation. The...
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VISUALITY OPENS OFFICE IN DENMARK
13/11/2015
Visuality is pleased to announce the opening of a new office in Copenhagen. Visuality Group Denmark ApS will be based in Copenhagen providing research, design and activation services throughout...
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How can a brand stand out and build a set of brand crown jewels?
12/06/2015
The word ‘iconic’ is often bandied around with reference to pack design – and it is frequently overused. Genuine icon status, such as is attributable to the Coca-Colas, McDonalds, Nike and...