9 Questions answered on Compulsive Shopping, Habits and Retail Therapy
In 2021, shoppers spent $27.34 trillion. Retail spending totalled 19.86 trillion dollars , while online spending totalled 5.76 trillion dollars , for a total of 27.34 trillion dollars . 1. Who goes shopping so much? Individuals like you and I spent 6.6 trillion dollars on shopping in the United States alone, and 883 billion dollars in India. Shopping is said to be therapeutic; it may enhance your mood and help you relax. 2. But, how true are these arguments? A scientific study that was published in the journal of consumer psychology, and asserts that making purchases helps people feel instantly extremely happy, as well as fights lingering sadness; in other words, science supports retail therapy, and the science behind retail therapy is a chemical called dopamine. It's a feel-good chemical that is released whenever you go or start shopping, even browsing shopping websites can release dopamine. Here's what else is fascinating: Waiting for the parcel to arrive. The antic...