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Consumer Behavior and the Effect of the Recession

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To what degree do you think that the recession has caused an enduring shift in consumer behavior? Defend your position.

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The recession has greatly caused an enduring shift in consumer behavior. For example, many customers do not go out to shop as often as they used to because their finances are very tight. Families are struggling to maintain their positions as well as make ends meet in their own household. This makes it difficult by means of survival, and as a result people cannot afford ...

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