Self checkout arrives at the grocery store!

Last night I went to my preferred grocery store for my shopping. On the way in I noticed a new thing.  At first I thought they'd replaced all the checkouts, then I saw it was just a few checkouts were brand new....

Convenience Trumps Impulse Capitalism

http://symblogogy.blogspot.com/2006/07/convenience-trumps-impulse-capitalism.html  It turns out that when shoppers are into a pure "Hunter/Gatherer" mode of shopping (ie. get in - get it - and, get out), the impulse nature of decision shopping drops dramatically.You know...

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