Show Notes
Weight loss drugs are everywhere, but their impact could be affecting our shopping habits too. From clothing sizes and restaurant menus to beauty treatments and tailoring, a major shift in our bodies could mean a major shift in what we buy.
In this episode of The Shopping Forecast, Catherine and Elizabeth get into the surprisingly complicated relationship between weight loss drugs and retail. Are shoppers buying more clothes because they feel more confident, or less because they don't know what size they'll be next? Will retailers have to rethink their traditional size curves? And could the rise of GLP-1s accelerate the demand for flexible, adjustable and more forgiving clothing? And how much control do we actually have over what we buy?
From holiday souvenirs and the music playing in a shop to price anchoring, scent, storytelling and the fantasy of our ‘future selves’, Catherine and Elizabeth reveal just how easily our surroundings can influence our spending, and why the person you're shopping for might not always be you.
Plus: Zendaya's Odyssey wardrobe, the rewards programmes that are actually worth it, cigarettes making an unwelcome comeback in fashion branding, phones that seem designed to die, expensive sandals, impulse purchases and the surprisingly compelling world of mulch.
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