MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Starting at midnight Wednesday, Amazon will be offering huge discounts on 1,000 items to its Prime members. The online retailer has deemed Wednesday, July 15, Prime Day. Wal-Mart, the nation’s largest retailer, is responding with deals on 2,000 of its items.
So, as these two companies battle for people’s dollars, where do we shop? Good Question.
“People shop at the same old stores they always have,” said David Brennan, a retail expert with the University of St. Louis. Thomas. “That’s why it’s hard for small retailers to get into the game.”
Shoppers are generally creatures of habit…
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Shop Direct access Littlewoods catalog after shift to online shopping | News
The retail group will stop producing the catalog as online now accounts for more than 90% of Littlewoods sales and because of the high costs of printing the catalogue, according to The Daily Telegraph.
Demand for the catalog has been in steady decline and as a result Littlewoods only sent out 300,000 copies of its last catalogue, which compares with a print run of 5 million five years ago and 25 million in its heyday.
Littlewoods calling time on its catalog comes after Home Retail boss John Walden revealed last month that he had been surprised by the…
IOC to launch the Olympic Shop
Edouard Bardon, Licensing Managing Director at Paris 2024, said: “The Official Olympic Shop is a new and unique way to share the dynamism of the Games with as many people as possible, starting from today, 1,000 days before the Opening Ceremony of the Paris 2024 Games. Over the next three years, Paris 2024 will unveil more than 10,000 licensed products accessible to everyone. The first products are already available on the online shop, and we will gradually offer new products as we go along in order to satisfy all desires and all audiences until 2024!”
In the future, limited-edition collections…
Locally-Owned Bridal Shop Closing Down, Can’t Compete With Online Shopping
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A popular bridal shop is going out of business. The House of Fashion Bridal Salon has been a Sacramento staple for nearly 60 years but will close its doors for good next month.
After nearly six decades the shop will be closing its doors for good in a little over a month and they say customers switching to online shopping is part of the reason why.
David Murai owns House of Fashion with his wife and said his mother-in-law started the business in 1959 at 38th and J.
Murai has seen generations of brides combining the racks…
Returns Be Gone: The Online Shop… – News
Just when you think online shopping couldn’t get any more convenient during the Coronavirus pandemic, many major retailers have provided us with yet more ways to shop more efficiently — after all, 70 per cent of UK sales are placed on smartphones. These additions could be understood partly as a way to combat the need to return goods once they’ve been received, and a few brands have resorted to using some savvy technology to combat the cost of reimbursing customers, as well as improving their shopping experience.
Looking at recent research, free shipping is more important to a customer than…
How Indians would like to shop, Retail News, ET Retail
By Vivek Kaul
Online shopping trends in India are expected to continue to ride the waves of popularity, made easier and more convenient by the deep penetration of mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. Online shopping has increased rapidly in the country in recent times, and consumers in India indicate that they are likely to shop online more frequently in coming years.
A large majority of Indian shoppers anticipate spending more through both online and physical retail platforms in coming years. However, a much larger percentage (nearly 80%) of shoppers feel that they are likely to spend more via…
“Nine out of ten customers read reviews before
San Francisco, United States, Jan. 13, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The growth of e-commerce platforms, driven by faster digitalization, is reshaping the customer experience across the board. At a time when confidence index is key, surveys show that 95% of consumers read online reviews before they shop and 58% say they would pay more for the products of a brand with good reviews.
The growth of e-commerce platforms, driven by digital transformation, expands the choices available to consumers, while shaping their expectations from the brands. As the customer experience evolves, confidence in brands becomes an important factor. Shoppers now consider…
Introducing Meta Store: A Hands-On Experience With Our Hardware
Today, we’re announcing Meta Store — our first physical retail space, which will open May 9 on our campus in Burlingame, California. In the Meta Store, you’ll be able to get hands-on experience with all our hardware products.
Through interactive demos, you can make video calls to retail associates with Meta Portalslearn how Ray-Ban Stories can help you stay present with the world around you, and explore the magic of VR with a first-of-its-kind immersive experience Meta Quest 2 demo. We’re also making it easier to shop Meta Portal, Ray-Ban Stories and Meta Quest all in one place online, in…