Most of all, the internet has transformed buying patterns.
With strong local industries in several countries, there were obvious national differences in buying patterns.
As was seen in the important auctions last month in London, buying patterns have changed.
Once they did, Amazon's software took over, noting the buying patterns and suggesting the same thing.
Entrenched buying patterns -- high-volume orders of white flour, for example -- can be difficult to alter.
"Until we see some buying patterns change, all the analyst estimates will be pretty flat".
We also learned that we didn't have an accurate picture of buying patterns.
It has recently crossed the Atlantic and shifted UK shoppers' buying patterns.
If Dell changes prices on its website, its customers' buying patterns change literally within a minute.
Tesla declined to provide a full breakdown of buying patterns for all the battery pack sizes.
In addition, credit card issuers are generally vigilant about monitoring customers' buying patterns and flagging questionable transactions very quickly.
