We are currently recruiting participates for a unique and fun research project for a pharmaceutical company in the USA.
Our shop-along study will aim to better understand how female migraine sufferers shop for products that offer migraine relief. We want to understand if this group typically reached for conventional over-the-counter drugs or prescriptions, homeopathic products, or other alternative forms of relief.
I recently struck up a conversation one morning with fellow first-time mom while browsing fresh produce at a local specialty grocer. Both of us were closely examining the shop's organic sweet potatoes, looking for the very best ones. She offered me a tip she had recently learned -- that this grocer did not mind if you open up the pre-bagged potatoes and make your selection from there. We then realized we both had babies around the same age, and began exchanging ideas around home-made first solid food for babies.
Have you ever noticed the difference in how you feel when carrying a shopping bag from a high-end retailer like Harrods, versus a mass retailer like Wal-Mart? While most people would deny purposely showing off their bag in public when they make a luxury purchase, the reality is, just about all of us are guilty. Irregardless of whether or not one is intentionally showing off, you must admit it feels nice to walk around with a bag that tells the world you can afford nice things. Grocery bags are no different.
While living in Sydney, Australia I became a loyal shopper of the specialty grocer, Thomas Dux Grocer. "The Dux," as it is affectionately called, stocks a variety of specialty, artisanal and organic products -- things that you might not find in a regular supermarket.
