Smart shopping – nowy trend konsumencki
Smart Shopping – a New Trend in Consumption

Summary/Abstract: The economic crisis has significantly changed the level and pattern of consumption of Polish households, as well as their consumption behaviours. It is undeniable that the rate of economic growth declining in Poland since 2008 has deteriorated the labour market situation, affecting consumers’ incomes and, consequently, bringing down the level of households’ consumption and making its pattern less favourable. The article discusses smart shopping as a new consumption trend in the behaviour of Polish urban households in the period of crisis, as well as retail networks’ response to it. After the research methodology and a brief description of the sample are presented, the next section focuses on the economic crisis impacts on urban households. The article also analyses how smart shopping manifests itself in the surveyed households, as well as the marketing strategies followed by large retailers and small local shops in the period of economic crisis.

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