Virtual reality study suggests people will get used to deposit return schemes within weeks

Cecilia Keating
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Virtual reality study suggests people will get used to deposit return schemes within weeks

VR study billed as most comprehensive analysis into consumer behaviours towards deposit return schemes ever produced

A study which tracked the behaviour of more than 5,000 people in a virtual reality shopping environment has found that most shoppers adapt to deposit return schemes (DRS) in less than two months. The...

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