Sneaky Supermarket Tricks: How to Outsmart Consumer Manipulation As the cost-of-living soars, supermarkets are employing subtle strategies to entice consumers into spending more money without them even realizing it. In Australia, where the impact of inflation and rising costs is keenly felt, these tactics can have...
These ways to ‘hack’ your psychology can help, reports Adrian R. Camilleri It’s late November, which means the holiday sales period has well and truly begun. If you haven’t already seen your spending go up, the possibility is looming. And you probably have some concerns about spending...
Greed, desire, wishful thinking and naivety are lucrative markets for scam artists – and their age-old hustles are increasingly being supplemented by digital chicanery, reports Paul Haskell-Dowland. In 2021 Australians lost an estimated $2 billion to fraudsters, more than double that of 2020, according to the...
Adrian R. Camilleri, looks at what to expect in 2022 and beyond COVID-19 has dramatically changed how businesses and consumers behave. We’ve seen panic buying, the rise of the “homebody economy” and a strong shift towards contactless shopping. As we emerge from the worst of the pandemic,...
We all love to shop! But can fast fashion come with too high a price? We investigate and learn about making better buying decisions....
