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Retailers rely on a host of tactics to get you to purchase stuff you don't want, don't need and never intended to buy.And their ploys often work: 9 out of 10 shoppers make impulse purchases, buying items that weren't on their shopping lists, according to a recent survey by The Checkout, an ongoing shopper behavior study conducted by retail branding firm The Integer Group.
Impulse buys are a bona fide profit center for retailers, and we're not just talking about the tchotchkes and sweets,...'Buy Me!' 7 Ways Stores Get You to Make an Impulse Purchase originally appeared on DailyFinance.com on 2012-04-26T13:45:00Z.
