How market research solves the 91% retail dissatisfaction rate Brandon Warren for The Barcode Group Feb 12, 2026 Feb 12, 2026 Updated Feb 12, 2026 0 A young woman at a store scanning a cleaning product's bar code. BearFotos // Shutterstock Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Brandon Warren for The Barcode Group k9bmkDEC@?8mw@H >2C<6E C6D62C49 D@=G6D E96 h`T C6E2:= 5:DD2E:D724E:@? C2E6k^DEC@?8mk^9bmkAmu@C C6E2:=6CD 2EE6>AE:?8 E@ 42A:E2=:K6 @? 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