Retail seduction

Lifehacker reports on several recent articles on store design.

From the pleasant music to the choice of floor tiles, retail stores are cleverly designed to do one thing: make you spend money. Here are some of the marketing tactics you should know about so you can shop with a clear head.

How the Apple Store gets customers to touch the machines (and why) (from a Forbes article.)

Pricing gimmicks (from Smart Money)

Defend yourself from manipulative marketing tactics (from Men's Health.)

Read the whole post at http://lifehacker.com/5918780/how-apple-and-other-retailers-subtly-seduce-you-in-their-stores