On Fri, 16 Oct 2015 09:33:31 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 10/15/2015 12:57 PM, KenK wrote:
>> John Kuthe > wrote in
>> :
>>
>>> I'm firmly convinved the reason grocery stores will reorganize (read:
>>> move everything somewhere else!) is to force experienced customers to
>>> have to look at a lot more of the stuff the store carries
>(snippage)
>>>
>>
>> I agree!
>>
>> My local Walmart just reorganized their grocery dept. - I'm convinced for
>> just that reason.
>>
>>
>Of course they do. It's marketing. It's not earth-shattering news.
>Just like the gradual down-sizing of cans from 16 oz. to 15 to 14.5 oz.
>isn't new or news. Oh, that package of cranberries went from 12 to 10.
> It's been happening for years.
>
>I shopped for a few things yesterday at a store where they've been
>rearranging in the last couple of months. Just because they moved
>things around doesn't mean I'm going to buy a bunch of other stuff. I'm
>sure lots of people fall for it. Impulse buyers, most likely.
>
>Me, I just want to get what I came for and leave. I shop with a list.
>That's not to say I never buy something I hadn't planned for. Of course
>I do. I'm saying flipping the store upside down and my having to look a
>little harder (or ask where things are) doesn't make me suddenly decide
>to buy things I normally wouldn't.
>
>I'm sure it works on some people. That's why they do it.
>
>Jill

It is exactly what anyone here would do if they owned a shop. It's
just common sense.