Store
Before you enter the store:                                          Personnel:
       Does the store draw you in? If so, how?                              What is the ratio of salespeople to customers?
       Is the door open or closed?                                          What age and gender are the employees?
       How does this make you feel?                                         Are the salespeople using the store products?
       How big is the sign lettering and in what font?                      Do the salespeople have a uniform?
       What does it tell you about the store?                               Do the salespeople match the stores image?
Environment:                                                         Products:
       What is the color scheme of the store? How does this affect          What is the first product that you notice?
       you?                                                                 Is there a central display table with featured products?
       What type of floor does the store have? How does this                Where are items that are “for sale” located in the store?
       effect the environment?                                              How are the products arranged? By function? By price?
       How high is the ceiling? How does this feel?                         By color?
       How brightly lit is the store? How does this affect you?             Are there free samples or demonstrations?
       How loud is the environment?                                         What products are at eye level?
       What is causing the noise?                                           What items in the store are in the least accessible
       Is there music playing? If so, does it fit the environment?          locations?
       Is the store warm or cold?                                           Where are the most and least expensive products
       Is the store crowed with merchandise or is it sparse?                located?
       Does the store have a distinctive smell?                             Are the prices of the products easy to find?
       Where is the cash register located?                                  Are there impulse items near the cash register?
       How visible is the store security?                            Customers:
       How long do you want to stay in this store?                          Are most customers alone or with someone else? What
       Does the environment influence the perceived value of the            is the relationship?
       merchandise?                                                         What is the average age and gender of the customers?
Personnel:                                                                  When a customer enters the store, do they tend to walk
       How long does it take before a sales person initiates                in the same path or direction? -
       contact?                                                             How long do customers stay in the store, on average?
       Does the salesperson have a script to follow with each               Do customer touch the products? Is this encouraged?
       customer?                                                            Do most customers appear to be on a mission or are they
       Does the salesperson treat different customers differently?          browsing?
       What is the ratio of salespeople to customers?                       What percent of customers purchase products in the
       What age and gender are the employees?                               store?
                                                                     Other Observations:
Berkeley Bowl
Before you enter the store:                                          Personnel:
       Does the store draw you in? If so, how? Not at all                   Are the salespeople using the store products?
       Is the door open or closed? Door Open                                Do the salespeople have a uniform?
       How does this make you feel? ??                                      Do the salespeople match the stores image?
       How big is the sign lettering and in what font? Small         Products:
       What does it tell you about the store? Low Profile                   What is the first product that you notice? Watermelon
Environment:                                                                Is there a central display table with featured products?
       What is the color scheme of the store? How does this affect          No
       you? No scheme,                                                      Where are items that are “for sale” located in the store?
       What type of floor does the store have? How does this                How are the products arranged? By function? By price?
       effect the environment? Cracked concrete hippy style                 By color? By type
       How high is the ceiling? How does this feel? About 16’               Are there free samples or demonstrations? No
       How brightly lit is the store? How does this affect you?             What products are at eye level? A few on Shelves
       How loud is the environment? Not too noisy                           What items in the store are in the least accessible
       What is causing the noise?                                           locations?
       Is there music playing? If so, does it fit the environment?          Where are the most and least expensive products
       Is the store warm or cold? Cold!                                     located?
       Is the store crowed with merchandise or is it sparse?                Are the prices of the products easy to find?
       Packed!                                                              Are there impulse items near the cash register?
       Does the store have a distinctive smell? No                   Customers:
       Where is the cash register located? By the front door                Are most customers alone or with someone else? What
       How visible is the store security? Not at all                        is the relationship?
       How long do you want to stay in this store? Long time                What is the average age and gender of the customers?
       Does the environment influence the perceived value of the            When a customer enters the store, do they tend to walk
       merchandise? Yes all bargains                                        in the same path or direction? -
Personnel:                                                                  How long do customers stay in the store, on average?
       How long does it take before a sales person initiates                Do customer touch the products? Is this encouraged?
       contact? No contact                                                  Do most customers appear to be on a mission or are they
       Does the salesperson have a script to follow with each               browsing?
       customer?                                                            What percent of customers purchase products in the
       Does the salesperson treat different customers differently?          store?
       What is the ratio of salespeople to customers?                Other Observations:
       What age and gender are the employees? 30-60
Peet’s Coffee
Before you enter the store:                                          Personnel:
       Does the store draw you in? If so, how?                              What is the ratio of salespeople to customers?
       Is the door open or closed?                                          What age and gender are the employees?
       How does this make you feel?                                         Are the salespeople using the store products?
       How big is the sign lettering and in what font?                      Do the salespeople have a uniform?
       What does it tell you about the store?                               Do the salespeople match the stores image?
Environment:                                                         Products:
       What is the color scheme of the store? How does this affect          What is the first product that you notice?
       you?                                                                 Is there a central display table with featured products?
       What type of floor does the store have? How does this                Where are items that are “for sale” located in the store?
       effect the environment?                                              How are the products arranged? By function? By price?
       How high is the ceiling? How does this feel?                         By color?
       How brightly lit is the store? How does this affect you?             Are there free samples or demonstrations?
       How loud is the environment?                                         What products are at eye level?
       What is causing the noise?                                           What items in the store are in the least accessible
       Is there music playing? If so, does it fit the environment?          locations?
       Is the store warm or cold?                                           Where are the most and least expensive products
       Is the store crowed with merchandise or is it sparse?                located?
       Does the store have a distinctive smell?                             Are the prices of the products easy to find?
       Where is the cash register located?                                  Are there impulse items near the cash register?
       How visible is the store security?                            Customers:
       How long do you want to stay in this store?                          Are most customers alone or with someone else? What
       Does the environment influence the perceived value of the            is the relationship?
       merchandise?                                                         What is the average age and gender of the customers?
Personnel:                                                                  When a customer enters the store, do they tend to walk
       How long does it take before a sales person initiates                in the same path or direction? -
       contact?                                                             How long do customers stay in the store, on average?
       Does the salesperson have a script to follow with each               Do customer touch the products? Is this encouraged?
       customer?                                                            Do most customers appear to be on a mission or are they
       Does the salesperson treat different customers differently?          browsing?
       What is the ratio of salespeople to customers?                       What percent of customers purchase products in the
       What age and gender are the employees?                               store?
                                                                     Other Observations:
Store
Before you enter the store:                                          Personnel:
       Does the store draw you in? If so, how?                              What is the ratio of salespeople to customers?
       Is the door open or closed?                                          What age and gender are the employees?
       How does this make you feel?                                         Are the salespeople using the store products?
       How big is the sign lettering and in what font?                      Do the salespeople have a uniform?
       What does it tell you about the store?                               Do the salespeople match the stores image?
Environment:                                                         Products:
       What is the color scheme of the store? How does this affect          What is the first product that you notice?
       you?                                                                 Is there a central display table with featured products?
       What type of floor does the store have? How does this                Where are items that are “for sale” located in the store?
       effect the environment?                                              How are the products arranged? By function? By price?
       How high is the ceiling? How does this feel?                         By color?
       How brightly lit is the store? How does this affect you?             Are there free samples or demonstrations?
       How loud is the environment?                                         What products are at eye level?
       What is causing the noise?                                           What items in the store are in the least accessible
       Is there music playing? If so, does it fit the environment?          locations?
       Is the store warm or cold?                                           Where are the most and least expensive products
       Is the store crowed with merchandise or is it sparse?                located?
       Does the store have a distinctive smell?                             Are the prices of the products easy to find?
       Where is the cash register located?                                  Are there impulse items near the cash register?
       How visible is the store security?                            Customers:
       How long do you want to stay in this store?                          Are most customers alone or with someone else? What
       Does the environment influence the perceived value of the            is the relationship?
       merchandise?                                                         What is the average age and gender of the customers?
Personnel:                                                                  When a customer enters the store, do they tend to walk
       How long does it take before a sales person initiates                in the same path or direction? -
       contact?                                                             How long do customers stay in the store, on average?
       Does the salesperson have a script to follow with each               Do customer touch the products? Is this encouraged?
       customer?                                                            Do most customers appear to be on a mission or are they
       Does the salesperson treat different customers differently?          browsing?
       What is the ratio of salespeople to customers?                       What percent of customers purchase products in the
       What age and gender are the employees?                               store?
                                                                     Other Observations:
Store
Before you enter the store:                                          Personnel:
       Does the store draw you in? If so, how?                              What is the ratio of salespeople to customers?
       Is the door open or closed?                                          What age and gender are the employees?
       How does this make you feel?                                         Are the salespeople using the store products?
       How big is the sign lettering and in what font?                      Do the salespeople have a uniform?
       What does it tell you about the store?                               Do the salespeople match the stores image?
Environment:                                                         Products:
       What is the color scheme of the store? How does this affect          What is the first product that you notice?
       you?                                                                 Is there a central display table with featured products?
       What type of floor does the store have? How does this                Where are items that are “for sale” located in the store?
       effect the environment?                                              How are the products arranged? By function? By price?
       How high is the ceiling? How does this feel?                         By color?
       How brightly lit is the store? How does this affect you?             Are there free samples or demonstrations?
       How loud is the environment?                                         What products are at eye level?
       What is causing the noise?                                           What items in the store are in the least accessible
       Is there music playing? If so, does it fit the environment?          locations?
       Is the store warm or cold?                                           Where are the most and least expensive products
       Is the store crowed with merchandise or is it sparse?                located?
       Does the store have a distinctive smell?                             Are the prices of the products easy to find?
       Where is the cash register located?                                  Are there impulse items near the cash register?
       How visible is the store security?                            Customers:
       How long do you want to stay in this store?                          Are most customers alone or with someone else? What
       Does the environment influence the perceived value of the            is the relationship?
       merchandise?                                                         What is the average age and gender of the customers?
Personnel:                                                                  When a customer enters the store, do they tend to walk
       How long does it take before a sales person initiates                in the same path or direction? -
       contact?                                                             How long do customers stay in the store, on average?
       Does the salesperson have a script to follow with each               Do customer touch the products? Is this encouraged?
       customer?                                                            Do most customers appear to be on a mission or are they
       Does the salesperson treat different customers differently?          browsing?
       What is the ratio of salespeople to customers?                       What percent of customers purchase products in the
       What age and gender are the employees?                               store?
                                                                     Other Observations:
Store
Before you enter the store:                                          Personnel:
       Does the store draw you in? If so, how?                              What is the ratio of salespeople to customers?
       Is the door open or closed?                                          What age and gender are the employees?
       How does this make you feel?                                         Are the salespeople using the store products?
       How big is the sign lettering and in what font?                      Do the salespeople have a uniform?
       What does it tell you about the store?                               Do the salespeople match the stores image?
Environment:                                                         Products:
       What is the color scheme of the store? How does this affect          What is the first product that you notice?
       you?                                                                 Is there a central display table with featured products?
       What type of floor does the store have? How does this                Where are items that are “for sale” located in the store?
       effect the environment?                                              How are the products arranged? By function? By price?
       How high is the ceiling? How does this feel?                         By color?
       How brightly lit is the store? How does this affect you?             Are there free samples or demonstrations?
       How loud is the environment?                                         What products are at eye level?
       What is causing the noise?                                           What items in the store are in the least accessible
       Is there music playing? If so, does it fit the environment?          locations?
       Is the store warm or cold?                                           Where are the most and least expensive products
       Is the store crowed with merchandise or is it sparse?                located?
       Does the store have a distinctive smell?                             Are the prices of the products easy to find?
       Where is the cash register located?                                  Are there impulse items near the cash register?
       How visible is the store security?                            Customers:
       How long do you want to stay in this store?                          Are most customers alone or with someone else? What
       Does the environment influence the perceived value of the            is the relationship?
       merchandise?                                                         What is the average age and gender of the customers?
Personnel:                                                                  When a customer enters the store, do they tend to walk
       How long does it take before a sales person initiates                in the same path or direction? -
       contact?                                                             How long do customers stay in the store, on average?
       Does the salesperson have a script to follow with each               Do customer touch the products? Is this encouraged?
       customer?                                                            Do most customers appear to be on a mission or are they
       Does the salesperson treat different customers differently?          browsing?
       What is the ratio of salespeople to customers?                       What percent of customers purchase products in the
       What age and gender are the employees?                               store?
                                                                     Other Observations:

Observation assignment - 2

  • 2.
    Store Before you enterthe store: Personnel: Does the store draw you in? If so, how? What is the ratio of salespeople to customers? Is the door open or closed? What age and gender are the employees? How does this make you feel? Are the salespeople using the store products? How big is the sign lettering and in what font? Do the salespeople have a uniform? What does it tell you about the store? Do the salespeople match the stores image? Environment: Products: What is the color scheme of the store? How does this affect What is the first product that you notice? you? Is there a central display table with featured products? What type of floor does the store have? How does this Where are items that are “for sale” located in the store? effect the environment? How are the products arranged? By function? By price? How high is the ceiling? How does this feel? By color? How brightly lit is the store? How does this affect you? Are there free samples or demonstrations? How loud is the environment? What products are at eye level? What is causing the noise? What items in the store are in the least accessible Is there music playing? If so, does it fit the environment? locations? Is the store warm or cold? Where are the most and least expensive products Is the store crowed with merchandise or is it sparse? located? Does the store have a distinctive smell? Are the prices of the products easy to find? Where is the cash register located? Are there impulse items near the cash register? How visible is the store security? Customers: How long do you want to stay in this store? Are most customers alone or with someone else? What Does the environment influence the perceived value of the is the relationship? merchandise? What is the average age and gender of the customers? Personnel: When a customer enters the store, do they tend to walk How long does it take before a sales person initiates in the same path or direction? - contact? How long do customers stay in the store, on average? Does the salesperson have a script to follow with each Do customer touch the products? Is this encouraged? customer? Do most customers appear to be on a mission or are they Does the salesperson treat different customers differently? browsing? What is the ratio of salespeople to customers? What percent of customers purchase products in the What age and gender are the employees? store? Other Observations:
  • 3.
    Berkeley Bowl Before youenter the store: Personnel: Does the store draw you in? If so, how? Not at all Are the salespeople using the store products? Is the door open or closed? Door Open Do the salespeople have a uniform? How does this make you feel? ?? Do the salespeople match the stores image? How big is the sign lettering and in what font? Small Products: What does it tell you about the store? Low Profile What is the first product that you notice? Watermelon Environment: Is there a central display table with featured products? What is the color scheme of the store? How does this affect No you? No scheme, Where are items that are “for sale” located in the store? What type of floor does the store have? How does this How are the products arranged? By function? By price? effect the environment? Cracked concrete hippy style By color? By type How high is the ceiling? How does this feel? About 16’ Are there free samples or demonstrations? No How brightly lit is the store? How does this affect you? What products are at eye level? A few on Shelves How loud is the environment? Not too noisy What items in the store are in the least accessible What is causing the noise? locations? Is there music playing? If so, does it fit the environment? Where are the most and least expensive products Is the store warm or cold? Cold! located? Is the store crowed with merchandise or is it sparse? Are the prices of the products easy to find? Packed! Are there impulse items near the cash register? Does the store have a distinctive smell? No Customers: Where is the cash register located? By the front door Are most customers alone or with someone else? What How visible is the store security? Not at all is the relationship? How long do you want to stay in this store? Long time What is the average age and gender of the customers? Does the environment influence the perceived value of the When a customer enters the store, do they tend to walk merchandise? Yes all bargains in the same path or direction? - Personnel: How long do customers stay in the store, on average? How long does it take before a sales person initiates Do customer touch the products? Is this encouraged? contact? No contact Do most customers appear to be on a mission or are they Does the salesperson have a script to follow with each browsing? customer? What percent of customers purchase products in the Does the salesperson treat different customers differently? store? What is the ratio of salespeople to customers? Other Observations: What age and gender are the employees? 30-60
  • 4.
    Peet’s Coffee Before youenter the store: Personnel: Does the store draw you in? If so, how? What is the ratio of salespeople to customers? Is the door open or closed? What age and gender are the employees? How does this make you feel? Are the salespeople using the store products? How big is the sign lettering and in what font? Do the salespeople have a uniform? What does it tell you about the store? Do the salespeople match the stores image? Environment: Products: What is the color scheme of the store? How does this affect What is the first product that you notice? you? Is there a central display table with featured products? What type of floor does the store have? How does this Where are items that are “for sale” located in the store? effect the environment? How are the products arranged? By function? By price? How high is the ceiling? How does this feel? By color? How brightly lit is the store? How does this affect you? Are there free samples or demonstrations? How loud is the environment? What products are at eye level? What is causing the noise? What items in the store are in the least accessible Is there music playing? If so, does it fit the environment? locations? Is the store warm or cold? Where are the most and least expensive products Is the store crowed with merchandise or is it sparse? located? Does the store have a distinctive smell? Are the prices of the products easy to find? Where is the cash register located? Are there impulse items near the cash register? How visible is the store security? Customers: How long do you want to stay in this store? Are most customers alone or with someone else? What Does the environment influence the perceived value of the is the relationship? merchandise? What is the average age and gender of the customers? Personnel: When a customer enters the store, do they tend to walk How long does it take before a sales person initiates in the same path or direction? - contact? How long do customers stay in the store, on average? Does the salesperson have a script to follow with each Do customer touch the products? Is this encouraged? customer? Do most customers appear to be on a mission or are they Does the salesperson treat different customers differently? browsing? What is the ratio of salespeople to customers? What percent of customers purchase products in the What age and gender are the employees? store? Other Observations:
  • 5.
    Store Before you enterthe store: Personnel: Does the store draw you in? If so, how? What is the ratio of salespeople to customers? Is the door open or closed? What age and gender are the employees? How does this make you feel? Are the salespeople using the store products? How big is the sign lettering and in what font? Do the salespeople have a uniform? What does it tell you about the store? Do the salespeople match the stores image? Environment: Products: What is the color scheme of the store? How does this affect What is the first product that you notice? you? Is there a central display table with featured products? What type of floor does the store have? How does this Where are items that are “for sale” located in the store? effect the environment? How are the products arranged? By function? By price? How high is the ceiling? How does this feel? By color? How brightly lit is the store? How does this affect you? Are there free samples or demonstrations? How loud is the environment? What products are at eye level? What is causing the noise? What items in the store are in the least accessible Is there music playing? If so, does it fit the environment? locations? Is the store warm or cold? Where are the most and least expensive products Is the store crowed with merchandise or is it sparse? located? Does the store have a distinctive smell? Are the prices of the products easy to find? Where is the cash register located? Are there impulse items near the cash register? How visible is the store security? Customers: How long do you want to stay in this store? Are most customers alone or with someone else? What Does the environment influence the perceived value of the is the relationship? merchandise? What is the average age and gender of the customers? Personnel: When a customer enters the store, do they tend to walk How long does it take before a sales person initiates in the same path or direction? - contact? How long do customers stay in the store, on average? Does the salesperson have a script to follow with each Do customer touch the products? Is this encouraged? customer? Do most customers appear to be on a mission or are they Does the salesperson treat different customers differently? browsing? What is the ratio of salespeople to customers? What percent of customers purchase products in the What age and gender are the employees? store? Other Observations:
  • 6.
    Store Before you enterthe store: Personnel: Does the store draw you in? If so, how? What is the ratio of salespeople to customers? Is the door open or closed? What age and gender are the employees? How does this make you feel? Are the salespeople using the store products? How big is the sign lettering and in what font? Do the salespeople have a uniform? What does it tell you about the store? Do the salespeople match the stores image? Environment: Products: What is the color scheme of the store? How does this affect What is the first product that you notice? you? Is there a central display table with featured products? What type of floor does the store have? How does this Where are items that are “for sale” located in the store? effect the environment? How are the products arranged? By function? By price? How high is the ceiling? How does this feel? By color? How brightly lit is the store? How does this affect you? Are there free samples or demonstrations? How loud is the environment? What products are at eye level? What is causing the noise? What items in the store are in the least accessible Is there music playing? If so, does it fit the environment? locations? Is the store warm or cold? Where are the most and least expensive products Is the store crowed with merchandise or is it sparse? located? Does the store have a distinctive smell? Are the prices of the products easy to find? Where is the cash register located? Are there impulse items near the cash register? How visible is the store security? Customers: How long do you want to stay in this store? Are most customers alone or with someone else? What Does the environment influence the perceived value of the is the relationship? merchandise? What is the average age and gender of the customers? Personnel: When a customer enters the store, do they tend to walk How long does it take before a sales person initiates in the same path or direction? - contact? How long do customers stay in the store, on average? Does the salesperson have a script to follow with each Do customer touch the products? Is this encouraged? customer? Do most customers appear to be on a mission or are they Does the salesperson treat different customers differently? browsing? What is the ratio of salespeople to customers? What percent of customers purchase products in the What age and gender are the employees? store? Other Observations:
  • 7.
    Store Before you enterthe store: Personnel: Does the store draw you in? If so, how? What is the ratio of salespeople to customers? Is the door open or closed? What age and gender are the employees? How does this make you feel? Are the salespeople using the store products? How big is the sign lettering and in what font? Do the salespeople have a uniform? What does it tell you about the store? Do the salespeople match the stores image? Environment: Products: What is the color scheme of the store? How does this affect What is the first product that you notice? you? Is there a central display table with featured products? What type of floor does the store have? How does this Where are items that are “for sale” located in the store? effect the environment? How are the products arranged? By function? By price? How high is the ceiling? How does this feel? By color? How brightly lit is the store? How does this affect you? Are there free samples or demonstrations? How loud is the environment? What products are at eye level? What is causing the noise? What items in the store are in the least accessible Is there music playing? If so, does it fit the environment? locations? Is the store warm or cold? Where are the most and least expensive products Is the store crowed with merchandise or is it sparse? located? Does the store have a distinctive smell? Are the prices of the products easy to find? Where is the cash register located? Are there impulse items near the cash register? How visible is the store security? Customers: How long do you want to stay in this store? Are most customers alone or with someone else? What Does the environment influence the perceived value of the is the relationship? merchandise? What is the average age and gender of the customers? Personnel: When a customer enters the store, do they tend to walk How long does it take before a sales person initiates in the same path or direction? - contact? How long do customers stay in the store, on average? Does the salesperson have a script to follow with each Do customer touch the products? Is this encouraged? customer? Do most customers appear to be on a mission or are they Does the salesperson treat different customers differently? browsing? What is the ratio of salespeople to customers? What percent of customers purchase products in the What age and gender are the employees? store? Other Observations: