Structural Information Factors which Stimulate the use of Nutrition Information: A Field Experiment

Four structural information factors were tested in an in-store experiment. Nutrition information was presented on point-of-purchase signs and changes in brand sales were monitored. The sales data reveal that changes in purchase behavior are a function of two structural properties of the information, its presentation format and the extent of variation in brand ratings on a sign.

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