impulse buying
Britishnoun
Other Word Forms
- impulse buyer noun
Example Sentences
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Analysts wonder whether TikTok’s culture of impulse buying might require heavy discounting to convert scrollers into customers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
China Daily’s reporting on the emotional economy also included warnings from scholars and commentators that emotional value is hard to measure consistently, creating room for price distortion, impulse buying, and speculative excess.
From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026
Ms Wiseman believes regulation is an important tool in tackling obesity, arguing that promotions such as buy-one-get-one free deals encourage impulse buying.
From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026
Usually, this is due to impulse buying and upgrades in your lifestyle — a bigger apartment in a nicer neighborhood, or an extra vacation in a ritzy hotel.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 31, 2025
They want to save more, stop impulse buying, improve their credit and shore up an emergency fund.
From Salon • Dec. 27, 2024
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