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Retailers Still Trying to Slowdown the Showrooming Effect

As we’ve blogged about before (see, for example, https://bermanevansretail.com/2012/07/05/more-retailers-engage-in-multiple-channels-as-a-response-to-showrooming), store-based retailers are working feverishly to combat showrooming, whereby shoppers visit stores to get more information and then purchase online. Recently, as reported by eMarketer, InsightExpress “found that more than one-half of smartphone owners … Continue reading

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