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How can retailers re-create in-store impulse purchasing for the digital world?
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$1,600
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16 months

CrowdSparx is an open innovation pipeline for a consumer packaged goods company seeking to provide the highest quality products and experiences. We want to know how to best re-create the impulse purchasing that occurs in retail locations for the digital world!

Impulse purchases play a significant role in driving sales and enhancing customer satisfaction, but retailers face the challenge of delivering the same kind of opportunity in a digital format. How can retailers leverage technology, user experience design, and data-driven insights to create a dynamic and engaging online shopping environment that encourages impulsive purchases?

What's your idea for creative strategies that balance consumer preferences, convenience, and the element of surprise to create a compelling digital shopping journey!

Deliverables
  1. What is your idea for integrating the digital shopping experience with in-store experiences in order to encourage impulse purchasing?

  2. How would you balance consumer preferences, convenience, and novelty in this digital space to optimize impulse purchasing?

  3. What kind of communication and marketing would you find most enticing in a digital environment? Consider the following:

    • Promotions/ Coupons /Discounts
    • Brand personality ("Here's a deal!" vs "Almost 4:00 PM, Looking for a quick homemade meal tonight?")
    • Suggestions/ Nudges ("act now!", "You might miss out..!")
    • Social Media/ Personalized Application notifications/ Emails/ Text messages
    Submissions will be graded on the following criteria:
  • 1-10 Scale
Reward Tiers
Top 5%
will share $1,000
Next 7.5%
will share $400
Next 12.5%
will share $200
Actual individual rewards will be based on the total number of eligible solutions.
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Submission questions


What is your idea for integrating the digital shopping experience with in-store experiences in order to encourage impulse purchasing?

(Required)

How would you balance consumer preferences, convenience, and novelty in this digital space to optimize impulse purchasing?

(Required)

What kind of communication and marketing would you find most enticing in a digital environment? Consider the following:

  • Promotions/ Coupons /Discounts
  • Brand personality ("Here's a deal!" vs "Almost 4:00 PM, Looking for a quick homemade meal tonight?")
  • Suggestions/ Nudges ("act now!", "You might miss out..!")
  • Social Media/ Personalized Application notifications/ Emails/ Text messages
(Required)

Shopper Demographics

What is your age?

(Required)
18-24
25-32
33-39
39+

Where do you currently prefer grocery shopping?

(Required)
Walmart
Target
Kroger
Ingles
Harris Teeter
Whole Foods
Lowes Foods
Wegmans
Lidl or Aldi
Savemart
Costco
Other

If you selected other, Please provide grocery store:

(Required)

What app do you currently use that has the best notification/communications system?

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Why do you like this app's notification/communications system?

(Required)
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