Retail conversion rates vary and are heavily influenced by the quality of traffic and consumer shopping modes. This post offers examples and insights.
It’s common retail sense that retail conversion rates vary from location to location. A store in a train station, with commuters & tourists often doing last minute shopping (in need-to-buy-mode), creates rather high retail conversion rates. The shoppers know what they want and they have little time to browse. Airport shoppers on the other hand check-in early, but have lots of time to browse around (impulse-buy-mode). As a result, airport stores report rather low retail conversion rates. (more…)