Tag Archives: experiential retailing

eBay Now: Is It Happening?

Posted on July 26, 2013 by bermanevansretail

eBay Now is a new delivery service from eBay. It will be interesting to see how (whether?) this catches on with retailers and consumers. Here is a description of eBay Now from its Web site: Q: What is eBay Now? … Continue reading →

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Amazon.com’s New Birthday Gift Card Program

Posted on July 24, 2013 by bermanevansretail

Recently, Amazon.com decide to partner with Facebook and begin offering a Birthday Gift Card program for its customers. As Erin Lynch reports for Multichannel Merchant: “Amazon has teamed up with Facebook and launched a new program that allows users of … Continue reading →

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Interactive Technology Becoming More Important

Posted on July 22, 2013 by bermanevansretail

Technology-based experiential retailing is becoming more of a key competitive advantage for retail stores in their fight against customer showrooming. Retail Touchpoints recently published an excellent report on this topic, written by Jonathan Lee, entitled Using Innovative Technology to Address the Showrooming … Continue reading →

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