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Category Archives: Behavioural Economics
Making Hospital Shops Healthier
Over the last seven or so years, for a variety of personal reasons, I have seen more of the insides of hospitals than I have wanted to. I am not alone in this at my life stage of course. Those … Continue reading
Posted in Alcohol, Behavioural Economics, Consumer Lifestyle, Diet and Health, Food Retailing, Food Standards Scotland, Government, Health, Healthcare Retail Standard, Healthy Living, Hospital, Hospital Shops, Institute for Retail Studies, NHS Health Scotland, Promotion, Public Health lev, Regulation, Research, Retailers, Scottish Government, Scottish Grocers Federation, Tobacco, Uncategorized, University of Stirling, Well being
Tagged Diet and Health, Government Policy, Healthcare Retail Standard, Healthy Eating, Minimum Unit Pricing, Promotions, Public Health, Research, Retail, Scottish Government, Social Engineers, Tobacco Display Ban, University of Stirling
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Food, health and data: developing transformative food retailing
In early November 2018, a book on Case Studies in Food Retailing and Distribution was published, edited by John Byrom and Dominic Medway. Amongst the very wide ranging and interesting chapters, was an effort by myself and two colleagues from … Continue reading
Posted in Academics, Behavioural Economics, Books, Data, Diet and Health, Digital, Ethics, Food, Food Retailing, Health, Loyalty, Loyalty Schemes, Retailers, Social Change, Uncategorized, Well being
Tagged Academics, Companies, Consumers, Data, Diet and Health, Ethics, Finland, Health, Loyalty, Retailing, Scotland, Society, Transformative, Wellbeing
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The Scottish Diet and Retail Shops
The Scottish diet has become a short-hand for unhealthy living. All the evidence points to its stubborn lack of change despite information, exhortation and even small measures of legislation. Whilst retailers and manufacturers have taken some actions on reformulation of … Continue reading
Posted in Academics, Advertising, Availability, Behavioural Economics, Brands, Consumer Choice, Consumer Lifestyle, Diet and Health, Discounts, Food Retailing, Food Standards, Healthcare Retail Standard, Labelling, Marketing, Merchandising, Policy, Pricing, Research, Retail Policy, Retailers, Scotland, Scotland Food and Drink, Scottish Retailing, Small Shops, Space, Sugar Tax, Supermarket, Suppliers, Tax, Unit Pricing, University of Stirling
Tagged Consumption, Diet and Health, Display, Food retailing, Food Standards Scotland, Healthcare Retail Standard, internet retailing, Merchandising, Pricing, Product, Promotion, Retailing, Scotland, Small shops, Sugar Tax, Supermarkets, Unit Pricing
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Whose Responsibility is it Anyway?
A few weeks ago I took part in a workshop organised by the Stirling Management School’s Behavioural Science group and supported by SIRE (Scottish Institute for Research in Economics). The topic was consumer preferences, perceptions and decision-making, mainly in the … Continue reading
