| Author | Message | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 8802 Registered: 8-2001 |
I used to have a scrund about retail sales, and I have found that many other people have it, too. What is it? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3419 Registered: 12-2010 |
Sales tax relevant? Relevant how much of the money goes to the salesperson, the store, the manufacturer etc.? Discounts relevant? Coupons? Gift cards? Exchanges? Refunds? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 8804 Registered: 8-2001 |
Doriana (Doriana) New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3419 Registered: 12-2010 Posted on Monday, January 21, 2013 - 8:11 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Sales tax relevant? no Relevant how much of the money goes to the salesperson, the store, the manufacturer etc.? no Discounts relevant? Coupons? Gift cards? Exchanges? Refunds? no to all | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2191 Registered: 4-2007 |
Any specific sector of retail sales? Online sales relevant? Selling in shops? The time of year? Did the scrund involve the people involved in retail sales? The companies? Profit? Customers? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 8805 Registered: 8-2001 |
Enjay (Enjay) New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2191 Registered: 4-2007 Posted on Monday, January 21, 2013 - 8:28 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Any specific sector of retail sales?It would probably work for most Online sales relevant? possiblySelling in shops?yes The time of year?m irrel Did the scrund involve the people involved in retail sales? see later answers The companies? no Profit? no Customers? yes | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2192 Registered: 4-2007 |
Does it involve the kinds of customers who buy certain things? Is the age of the customers relevant? Their gender? Nationality? Shopping habits? Wealth? How much they spend? Where they choose to shop? Another characteristic of the customers? Does this apply to retail sales in the US? Elsewhere? Does the scrund involve a comparison between different places? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 8806 Registered: 8-2001 |
Enjay (Enjay) New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2192 Registered: 4-2007 Posted on Monday, January 21, 2013 - 8:39 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Does it involve the kinds of customers who buy certain things? noIs the age of the customers relevant? no Their gender? no Nationality? noShopping habits? yes Wealth? noHow much they spend? noWhere they choose to shop? noAnother characteristic of the customers? yesioh Does this apply to retail sales in the US? yes Elsewhere? probably Does the scrund involve a comparison between different places? no | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3420 Registered: 12-2010 |
Is it relevant when the customers buy things? Sales going up during holiday season relevant? Something along the lines? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 8807 Registered: 8-2001 |
Doriana (Doriana) New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3420 Registered: 12-2010 Posted on Monday, January 21, 2013 - 9:20 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Is it relevant when the customers buy things? no Sales going up during holiday season relevant? no Something along the lines? no | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 5136 Registered: 9-2009 |
Is money relevant, except for the fact that money is involved in sales? If so: Payment methods relevant? Prices? Credit? Competition relevant? Attracting customers? Is the scrund about the best way to attract customers? Is the time of the week relevant? Or of the day? Customer demographics relevant? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 8808 Registered: 8-2001 |
Galfisk (Galfisk) New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 5136 Registered: 9-2009 Posted on Tuesday, January 22, 2013 - 8:35 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Is money relevant, except for the fact that money is involved in sales?no If so: Payment methods relevant? Prices? Credit? Competition relevant? no Attracting customers? yes Is the scrund about the best way to attract customers? yesIs the time of the week relevant? no Or of the day? noCustomer demographics relevant? no | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2211 Registered: 4-2007 |
Is advertising relevant? Shop displays? Special offers? Loyalty schemes? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 8810 Registered: 8-2001 |
Enjay (Enjay) New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2211 Registered: 4-2007 Posted on Tuesday, January 22, 2013 - 7:00 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Is advertising relevant? no Shop displays? yesSpecial offers? noLoyalty schemes? no | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2212 Registered: 4-2007 |
Is it to do with the products shops put in the windows? With which products they put out in the shop? Ways to make customers more likely to buy certain things? Layout of the shop? Things other than products that are displayed? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 8811 Registered: 8-2001 |
Enjay (Enjay) New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2212 Registered: 4-2007 Posted on Tuesday, January 22, 2013 - 8:17 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Is it to do with the products shops put in the windows?no With which products they put out in the shop? yesish Ways to make customers more likely to buy certain things? yes Layout of the shop? yope Things other than products that are displayed? no | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2217 Registered: 4-2007 |
Is it relevant how many of each product are put out, and how many are kept in the stock room? Is it to do with promoting certain products over others? Putting them in a more prominent position? How stock is arranged in the shop? The path customers take around the shop? Is the psychology of making people buy things involved? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 8813 Registered: 8-2001 |
Enjay (Enjay) New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2217 Registered: 4-2007 Posted on Tuesday, January 22, 2013 - 9:28 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Is it relevant how many of each product are put out, and how many are kept in the stock room? yes Is it to do with promoting certain products over others? possibly Putting them in a more prominent position? yope How stock is arranged in the shop? yesish The path customers take around the shop? noIs the psychology of making people buy things involved? yes | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2220 Registered: 4-2007 |
Do shops deliberately keep back some of their stock? If so, in order to make people think it's selling quickly, so that they buy it? To make items look more exclusive? Did you think that shops put out all their stock? That they put out more than they actually do? That they keep back more than they do? Is the scrund connected to the quantities a shop orders in of each product? To reordering? To selling out of something? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 8816 Registered: 8-2001 |
Enjay (Enjay) New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2220 Registered: 4-2007 Posted on Tuesday, January 22, 2013 - 10:01 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Do shops deliberately keep back some of their stock? irrelIf so, in order to make people think it's selling quickly, so that they buy it? To make items look more exclusive? Did you think that shops put out all their stock? irrel That they put out more than they actually do? no That they keep back more than they do? noIs the scrund connected to the quantities a shop orders in of each product? yope To reordering? no To selling out of something?noish, but you're ORT | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2221 Registered: 4-2007 |
Could this scrund apply to an independent shop? A chain store? A supermarket? Is it relevant whether you can order in an item that the shop doesn't have in stock? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 8817 Registered: 8-2001 |
jay (Enjay) New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2221 Registered: 4-2007 Posted on Tuesday, January 22, 2013 - 10:15 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Could this scrund apply to an independent shop? yes A chain store? yesA supermarket? yes Is it relevant whether you can order in an item that the shop doesn't have in stock? no | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3434 Registered: 12-2010 |
Is the layout of the shelves relevant? That the best offers are often on the very top or very bottom shelf? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 8823 Registered: 8-2001 |
Doriana (Doriana) New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3434 Registered: 12-2010 Posted on Wednesday, January 23, 2013 - 11:11 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Is the layout of the shelves relevant? no That the best offers are often on the very top or very bottom shelf? no | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 5189 Registered: 9-2009 |
Is it about: the amount of a certain item on display? The amount in comparison to other similar items? How to display the items? Advertising relevant? Labeling? Color schemes? Targeting a specific demographic relevant? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 8824 Registered: 8-2001 |
Galfisk (Galfisk) New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 5189 Registered: 9-2009 Posted on Thursday, January 24, 2013 - 1:20 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Is it about: the amount of a certain item on display?yes The amount in comparison to other similar items? yesHow to display the items? yesishAdvertising relevant? no Labeling? noColor schemes? noTargeting a specific demographic relevant? no | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2259 Registered: 4-2007 |
Do the shops encourage people to buy something by making it more prominent in the shop? By making them more likely to see it? Making them think it is popular? Desirable? Good value? New? Different? Making them think they must buy it now before it goes? Is the rate at which shops change over their stock relevant? Is the idea of 'new season' goods relevant? Are any signs in shops relevant? Is pricing relevant? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 8827 Registered: 8-2001 |
Enjay (Enjay) New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2259 Registered: 4-2007 Posted on Friday, January 25, 2013 - 9:35 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Do the shops encourage people to buy something by making it more prominent in the shop? yesish By making them more likely to see it? yesishMaking them think it is popular? yesDesirable? see previous answerGood value? no New? noDifferent? noMaking them think they must buy it now before it goes? no Is the rate at which shops change over their stock relevant? noIs the idea of 'new season' goods relevant? no Are any signs in shops relevant? noIs pricing relevant? no | ||
| Kdoc (Kdoc)
New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 1277 Registered: 7-2001 |
is it relevant how the stock is arranged? whether it is arranged in a pattern or not? is the scrund that you thought stock was arranged as it often is on TV - i.e. in a pyramid type pattern? but actually that dissuades people from buying it? is the arrangement of stock towards the front of the shelf relevant? having all stock turned so that the labels can be seen? and they all point the same way? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 8840 Registered: 8-2001 |
Kdoc (Kdoc) New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 1277 Registered: 7-2001 Posted on Thursday, January 31, 2013 - 7:46 pm: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- is it relevant how the stock is arranged? yope whether it is arranged in a pattern or not? nois the scrund that you thought stock was arranged as it often is on TV - i.e. in a pyramid type pattern? but actually that dissuades people from buying it? no is the arrangement of stock towards the front of the shelf relevant? no having all stock turned so that the labels can be seen? no and they all point the same way? no | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 8842 Registered: 8-2001 |
HINT: What's one thing you're bound to notice about a display? | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2300 Registered: 4-2007 |
The size? Height? Where in the store it is placed? What products are being displayed? The variety of products? How it is displayed (eg on mannequins, on shelves etc?) | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 8846 Registered: 8-2001 |
Enjay (Enjay) New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2300 Registered: 4-2007 Posted on Thursday, January 31, 2013 - 9:42 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) The size? yes Height? See previous answer Where in the store it is placed? irrel What products are being displayed? irrel The variety of products? irrelHow it is displayed (eg on mannequins, on shelves etc?) irrel | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2303 Registered: 4-2007 |
So was your scrund to do with the size of displays? The size of certain displays relevant to others? Did you believe that a big display always gets more attention from customers? That a small display gets more attention? That shops make big displays out of things they want to sell? That they make small displays? Do shops sometimes pad out displays, eg stacking cans on top of a platform to make it look like there are more cans? Relevant? | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2304 Registered: 4-2007 |
Or is it to do with whether everything in a display is for sale? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 8854 Registered: 8-2001 |
Enjay (Enjay) New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2303 Registered: 4-2007 Posted on Monday, February 04, 2013 - 10:36 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) So was your scrund to do with the size of displays? yes The size of certain displays relevant to others? yesDid you believe that a big display always gets more attention from customers?no That a small display gets more attention?yesish That shops make big displays out of things they want to sell? no That they make small displays? yope Do shops sometimes pad out displays, eg stacking cans on top of a platform to make it look like there are more cans? Relevant? Enjay (Enjay) New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2304 Registered: 4-2007 Posted on Monday, February 04, 2013 - 10:39 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Or is it to do with whether everything in a display is for sale? no | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2314 Registered: 4-2007 |
Did you think a small display means a popular product, because a lot have been sold? That a big display means the shop is trying to attract attention to a poorly-selling item? But actually shops make big displays out of the most popular items, to get attention for them? Do shops sometimes pad out displays, eg stacking cans on top of a platform to make it look like there are more cans? Relevant? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 8857 Registered: 8-2001 |
Enjay (Enjay) New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2314 Registered: 4-2007 Posted on Monday, February 04, 2013 - 7:30 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Did you think a small display means a popular product, because a lot have been sold? That a big display means the shop is trying to attract attention to a poorly-selling item? yes But actually shops make big displays out of the most popular items, to get attention for them? yesw Do shops sometimes pad out displays, eg stacking cans on top of a platform to make it look like there are more cans? I don't know Relevant? no *********** SPOILER ************* Doesn't it seem reasonable to think that if a store has a lot of items, they are not selling very fast, so many are left? Apparently, market researchers have found the opposite: A large display makes consumers think the displayed item is popular. I hope my new puzzle will be popular, too. Check it out!! | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 2145 Registered: 6-2008 |
What you thought seems reasonable when you think about it logically, but most people probably don't. They are used to thinking frequently-observed = popular, which is true in regards to names in the news (though that one's also true for especially UNpopular/INfamous people), models of car seen on the road, number of times something is overheard in conversation, etc. | ||
| Beachbum (Beachbum)
New member Username: Beachbum Post Number: 496 Registered: 2-2012 |
Watch out there, Biograd. You've set yourself up for another Nimue false analogy puzzle, especially with models of cars seen on the road. See the flaw? | ||
| Beachbum (Beachbum)
New member Username: Beachbum Post Number: 497 Registered: 2-2012 |
On second thought, I take that back. You seem to be saying that the examples you mention are of things that actually ARE popular, but this wires the brain into thinking that more = popular. And this gets so wired in that subconscious that even though the items on the display haven't been sold yet, that relationship clicks in the brain. |
