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The book puts forward principles for creating the ultimate 'Shopping Experience', based upon qualitative and quantitative research from focus groups and surveys of affluent to middle-income consumers who love to shop, combined with profiles of retailers who have inspired the passion of these shoppers.

Offers a provocative and entertaining tour of America's love/hate affair with shopping, a pursuit that, even in hard times, remains the true national pastime, in a book by the best-selling author of The Number that delves into both "The Sell Side" and "The Buy Side" of the world of shopping.

"One Nation under Goods is a browser's paradise; to understand America's obsession with consumption, you need to make a trip to the mall with James Farrell as your guide." "This analysis of the hidden secrets of the shopping mall explains how retail designers make shopping and goods "irresistible." Architects, chain stores and mall owners beguile us into shopping, using signs, symbols, mirrors, mannequins, escalators, potted plants, and many other...

In spite of their public attractions and millions of visitors, most shopping malls are now off-limits to free speech and expressive activity. The same may be said about many other public spaces and marketplaces in American cities and suburbs, leaving scholars and other observers to wonder where civic engagement is lawfully permitted in the United States. In Public Spaces, Marketplaces, and the Constitution, Anthony Maniscalco draws on key legal decisions,...

This documentary follows three shopaholics as they visit their favorite designer stores in search of emotional fulfillment. Essex therapist Michelle spends relatively little on the secondhand and thrift store items that are threatening to take over her home. New Orleans shopper Andrea keeps a string of wealthy boyfriends to fund her addiction to buying things she'll never wear. London model Chloe-Jasmine forgoes groceries to pay for her high fashion...

Whether collecting trinkets at the local market or negotiating the purchase of a traditional Chinese-style painting in a specialized gallery, the beginning speaker needs to know the right words and phrases when shopping in China. This program helps equip the Western visitor with the language skills necessary for pleasant and effective consumer transactions with Chinese proprietors. Cultural topics include: Beijing's addiction to shopping, from designer...

Collection of essays demonstrating how a material culture perspective-a focus on the mutual creation of people and their things-yields significant insights into multiple aspects of consumption in American culture.

The city long-adored for its medieval beauty, old-timey brasseries, and corner cafes has even more to offer today. In the last few years, a flood of new ideas and creative locals has infused a once-static, traditional city with a new open-minded sensibility and energy. Journalist Lindsey Tramuta offers detailed insight into the rapidly evolving worlds of food, wine, pastry, coffee, beer, fashion, and design in the delightful city of Paris. Tramuta...

"For those in retailing and marketing, this guide to the fickle consumer's mindset offers concrete and practical advice on modern shopping behavior, along with important insights into the shopping psyche. Comprehending why people shop as they do is a daunting challenge for today's retailer. For example, why do people shop for bargain groceries yet purchase the latest luxury-model SUV? Why do people feel justified in splurging for Christmas, birthdays,...

"Despite their convenience, malls are routinely criticized for representing much that is wrong in America - sprawl, conspicuous consumption, the loss of regional character, and the decline of Mom and Pop stores. Malls are so ubiquitous that it would surprise most people that they are the brainchild of a single person, architect Victor Gruen." "An immigrant from Austria who fled the Nazis in 1938, Gruen based his idea for the mall on an idealized America:...