Pro zábavu nakupují tři čtvrtiny lidí, Češi zřídka - iDNES.cz Podle výzkumu agentury ACNielsen chodí občas nakupovat pro zábavu tři čtvrtiny spotřebitelů ve světě - s výjimkou Čechů. Češi kralují úplně opačnému žebříčku. Nakupují převážně z nutnosti. Že by alespoň někdy zašli do obchodu pro potěšení, připustila jen zhruba polovina dotázaných.

Acording to ACNielsen three quarters of the world's population like to shop for fun. Czechs, of the 42 countries surveyed, are least likely to engage in "recreational shopping". In this they are similar to other European countries.

For instance, there is no word for window-shopping. Even some aspects of the word to shop are missing in Czech. nakupovat means to shop but only if buying is the purpose. Partly because the word koupit (to buy) is a part of it.

Here is the exact quote from AC Nielsen press release:

Despite the high concentration of recreational shoppers in Asia-Pacific, the trend is flourishing all
over the globe. In each of the 42 markets surveyed by ACNielsen, the majority of consumers shop just for something to do. Seventy-three percent of Latin Americans and 68 percent of Europeans are recreational shoppers, with 48 percent of Latin Americans going shopping for fun once a month or more—beaten only by consumers in Asia-Pacific, where 55 percent do it once a month or more.

European consumers were least likely to be recreational shoppers, and nine of the top ten countries for “never” shopping unless it’s necessary are in Europe. Czechs are the least likely to be recreational shoppers, with nearly 50 percent of respondents saying they never shop for entertainment. This is followed by Austrians (44%), Hungarians (43%), Portuguese (42%), Spaniards (41%), Danes (36%), Norwegians and Poles (tied at 35%), and Britons (tied with Brazilians at 34%).