Tag Archives: online shopping

An Infographic Look at Amazon.com

Posted on January 15, 2013 by bermanevansretail

We know Amazon.com is enormous. But, just how big an online retailing presence is the company? As Stephanie Mlot reports for PCmag.com: “The beauty of Amazon.com is the ability to browse hundreds of thousands of products on one Web site. … Continue reading →

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Target Makes Selected Price Matching Permanent

Posted on January 10, 2013 by bermanevansretail

As we reported recently (in a post on its shopping-driven store design), Target is doing everything it can to stimulate greater customer business. In December 2012, the retailer experimented with in-store matching of online prices from selected competitors. Now, it has … Continue reading →

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Showrooming Not Just Price-Driven

Posted on January 9, 2013 by bermanevansretail

Retailers have even more to be concerned about in their competition with online firms than consumers’ use of showrooming to learn about products in the store and then buy online for lower prices. According to research from the Kellogg School … Continue reading →

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