Tag Archives: Amazon

Can Showrooming Be Turned into a Positive?

As we have discussed several times, showrooming is a major problem for store-based retailers that are losing customers who visit the store and then buy online. And many retailers continue to fight back. Sometimes, they do so reactively — such … Continue reading

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Kindlemania?

This week, Amazon made a major announcement of a new series of Kindle Fires and Kindles through the media and at its Web site. And NPD offered its take on this. Read the announcement and the commentary beneath it. After analyzing the … Continue reading

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Amazon’s Looking to Same-Day Shipping

Amazon is already an online retailing behemoth. It’s free standard shipping on orders of $25 or more has led the industry for years. Amazon Prime (at $79/year) gives shoppers guaranteed two-day delivery without a minimum purchase amount, as well as … Continue reading

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