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    Spatial Design Entry #1080

    Why the most profitable goods sit at eye level

    The eyes scan horizontally by default, so the shelf position that requires the least effort captures the most attention and the most sales.

    Master
    The hidden part #1080

    The shopper thinks she chose — the shelf chose for her, by placing the most profitable brand where her eyes already were.

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    Spatial Design Entry #1079

    The reason a flat-pack showroom has only one path through it

    A single winding path ensures every visitor sees every display, so the showroom converts a trip for one item into a tour of the entire range.

    Adept
    The hidden part #1079

    The shortcut exists but hides — because every skipped room is a sale the store never gets to make.

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    Spatial Design Entry #1078

    Why a store entrance is kept wide and slow

    A wide threshold slows the stride and triggers a transition from street pace to shopping pace, so the shopper arrives receptive, not rushed.

    Novice
    The hidden part #1078

    The narrow door rushes you in — the wide one slows you down, and the store that slows the stride wins the browse.

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    Spatial Design Entry #1077

    The reason a supermarket puts milk at the very back

    A staple at the back forces the shopper to walk past every aisle, so the trip for one item becomes a gauntlet of unplanned temptation.

    Adept
    The hidden part #1077

    The milk is not at the back because of refrigeration — it is at the back because the walk there sells everything in between.

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    Spatial Design Entry #1076

    Why a casino has no clocks and no windows

    Removing time cues detaches the gambler from the outside world, so the session stretches without the reality checks that clocks and daylight provide.

    Novice
    The hidden part #1076

    The clock would end the game — so the casino removes it, and the gambler plays in a room where time does not exist.

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