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ArticleThe Behavior analyst2017

The Use of Observational Technology to Study In-Store Behavior: Consumer Choice, Video Surveillance, and Retail Analytics.

Nils Magne Larsen, Valdimar Sigurdsson, Jørgen Breivik

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Article in The Behavior analyst, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
10.4field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
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3 citing papers in PubMed, 54 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Nils Magne Larsen1School of Business, UiT-The Arctic University of Norway, N-9480 Harstad, Norway.ORCID 0000-0001-7671-0250
Valdimar Sigurdsson2Reykjavik University, Menntavegur 1, Nautholsvik, 101 Reykjavik, Iceland.
Jørgen Breivik1School of Business, UiT-The Arctic University of Norway, N-9480 Harstad, Norway.
UiT The Arctic University of Norway · NOReykjavík University · IS

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The store is the main laboratory for in-store experimental analysis. This article provides an introduction to a research program aimed at improving research practices in this laboratory, particularly emphasizing the importance of behavioral data and the new opportunities that technology offers. This complex modern-day Skinner box has sets of well-studied stimuli-behavior interactions that constantly adapt to the latest economic environment and as such constantly stretch the boundaries of behavioral analytic theory. However, the retail setting is highly important to applied behavior analysis for such issues as health, debt, environmental conservation, animal welfare, self-control, and consumer protection in general. This article presents a research strategy that emphasizes key environmental touch points throughout the customer journey in grocery retailing. We highlight the latest development by examining a particular research case and discussing the need for behavioral economic understanding of the start of the grocery journey, that is, the consumer choice of in-store product carrying equipment (e.g., cart, basket, or nothing). The conceptual system consists of a molecular four-term contingency framework as well as a more molar approach with conversion-rate modeling, where actual choice behavior is detected through video surveillance. The data are analyzed using a Shopper Flow© Tracking System in which software is designed to provide automatic data on shopper behavior and to assist human observers in tracking individual shopping trips. We discuss behavioral classifications, methodology, and implications related to the data from consumer tracking efforts.

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Customer journeyIn-store experimentsRetail analyticsShopping cartsTouchpointsVideo surveillance

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PMID31976978
PMCPMC6701250
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