Tag Archives: mobile shopping

Pricing Consistency Across Multiple Channels

In this multichannel world of retailing, consistency is one of the key factors in shoppers’ attitudes toward a firm. The easiest area to measure with regard to the consistency across channels is pricing, since this is so concrete and observable. … Continue reading

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DoubleTree Creates a YouTube Travel Channel

DoubleTree, a hotel chain owned by Hilton, recently set up a “DTour by DoubleTree” channel at YouTube. Click the image to access the DoubleTree YouTube channel. Then watch the short video below.      

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Moms and Mobile Shopping

According to a 2013 survey by Alliance Data,  the majority of U.S. moms said that they used a smartphone or tablet at least once a week during the shopping process — for research and/or buying. More than one-third of the respondents … Continue reading

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