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Impulse purchase

In the field of consumer behavior, an impulse purchase or impulse buying is an unplanned decision by a consumer to buy a product or service, made just before a purchase. One who tends to make such purchases is referred to as an impulse purchaser or impulse buyer. Research findings suggest that emotions, feelings, and attitudes play a decisive role in…

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Examples of impulse purchases

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Journal of Consumer ResearchCentral Michigan UniversityUniversity of British Columbia
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Impulse purchase

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related to Types of impulse purchases · 8
Impulse purchase → Hawkins Stern, Planned Impulse Buying, Pure Impulse Buying, Reminder Impulse Buying, Stern, Suggestion Impulse Buying, The, This
related to Research findings · 7
Impulse purchase → Czrnecka, In, Keles, Mattila, Schivinski, The, Wirtz
related to history · 6
Impulse purchase → An, DuPont Consumer Buying Habits, From, Study, The, This

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setting budgets before shoppinginstance ofPreventing impulse buying involves techniques0.80text
taking time out before the purchase is madeinstance ofPreventing impulse buying involves techniques0.80text
individualisminstance ofand Keles found that cultural values0.80text
collectivism are determinants of impulsive buyinginstance ofand Keles found that cultural values0.80text
money budgetinginstance ofand Keles found that cultural values0.80text
aesthetic appealinstance ofAdeshola and Isiaku found that factors0.80text
scarcity promotionsinstance ofAdeshola and Isiaku found that factors0.80text
discounted prices stimulate impulse buying behaviour on Instagram by Gen-Zinstance ofAdeshola and Isiaku found that factors0.80text
automobilesinstance ofImpulse buying can extend to other expensive items0.80text
couchesinstance ofImpulse buying can extend to other expensive items0.80text
and home appliancesinstance ofImpulse buying can extend to other expensive items0.80text
Impulse purchaserelated to historyThe0.60section

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