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Frictionless e-commerce encourages impulse buys

Published: 23 February 2026

Today’s online retail experience is built for convenience, removing nearly every barrier between browsing and buying. “E-commerce has reduced the friction of the purchasing process,” says Siddhanth Mookerjee, an Assistant Professor of Marketing at the Bensadoun School of Retail Management.

The ability to order thousands of items from home—an increasingly common habit since the pandemic—has only fueled its popularity. In Quebec, 74% of adults now shop online. Many mechanisms encourage shoppers to click “buy,” including sales, limitedtime offers, and dynamic pricing. That smooth experience, however, can make it all too easy for people to give in to impulse and purchase things they never intended to. 

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