Why We Buy: The science of shopping.
Take human-centered design principles, especially that of ethnographic field study, and apply it to department stores, shops, and any place where people go to buy. The result is a wonderful treasure house of important observations. Underhill's results seem like common sense -- which is how you know they are both correct and very much uncommon.
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