@article{436067,
      recid = {436067},
      author = {Benett, Andrew. and O'Reilly, Ann.},
      title = {Consumed : rethinking business in the era of mindful  spending /},
      publisher = {Palgrave Macmillan,},
      address = {New York :},
      pages = {xiii, 242 p. ;},
      year = {2010},
      abstract = {"Consumed is a forward-thinking look at how shoppers--and  consumption--have changed, now and for the foreseeable  future, and how businesses must rethink their strategies in  order to thrive in this new economic landscape. A worldwide  study by the authors found the following: - More than a  quarter of respondents believe their lives would be better  if they owned fewer things. - 55 percent of Americans  surveyed say they're deriving a sense of satisfaction from  reducing their purchases during the down-turn, and seven in  ten global respondents say they feel good about reducing  the amount of waste they create. - Nearly half of the  American respondents have no intention of going back to  their old shopping patterns, even when the economy  rebounds. Brand experts Andrew Benett and Ann O'Reilly  advise businesses on current and pending shifts in consumer  behavior and what they must do to lead in this new  economy"--},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/436067},
}