Retail therapy is shopping with the primary purpose of improving the buyer's mood or disposition. Often seen in people during periods of depression or transition, it is normally a short-lived habit.

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Retail Therapy: Scale Development
RETAIL THERAPY: THE ENJOYMENT OF THE CONSUMER
Retail therapy provides renewable electricity
Retail therapy: Consumers' shopping cures for negative moods
Retail therapy: A qualitative investigation and scale development
The Benefits of Retail Therapy: Choosing to Buy Reduces Residual Sadness
The benefits of retail therapy: Making purchase decisions reduces residual sadness
Public Libraries in Shopping Centres: Retail Therapy or Social Inclusion?
The Therapeutic Utility of Shopping: Retail Therapy, Emotion Regulation, and Well-Being
Retail Therapy : a Cross-Country Comparison of Merger Control Remedies Practice and Experience in the Wholesaling and Retailing Sect...