I got this information from an Instagram reel but ig refreshed and I lost the link before I could save it, so I googled the phenomenon and got an article that talks about it instead. The reel said that it happens in a lot of small things we don’t think about like bumper cars, ice skating, most motorsports, mosh pits, etc.
The counterclockwise favoring has even been found in some animals too!
Studies show that when people walk into a store, they automatically move to the right (counterclockwise). That’s why stores put their sale and more profitable items to the right side.
My grocery store, has the sale items and the pharmacy, then the the deli, then the produce section, all to the right when you first walk in.
Yep, this was my experience working in retail as well. They flat out told us this was the reason why we merchandised stores the way we did. The more commonly purchased items started to the right of the store doors and went in a circle to the less commonly purchased items.
Door > mobile phones > computers > home entertainment (tvs and such) > appliances
All of the other commonly purchased stuff was in the center of the store.