You’re more likely to splurge online with touchscreen

Daily Mail reported on UBC research that found consumers are more likely to make guilty pleasure purchases when shopping online using a touchscreen compared to a desktop computer.

Ying Zhu, the study lead and a professor in the faculty of management at UBC’s Okanagan campus, said “the playful and fun nature of the touchscreen enhances consumers’ favour of hedonic products.”

A similar story appeared on Global.