Where do you go when you know who you’re looking for but not where to find them? The (usually online) White Pages directory. Where do you go when you know what you’re looking for but not who sells it? The Yellow Pages. Or maybe you just go to Google, which works like both, but more like the Yellow Pages.…
Day: August 14, 2018
What happens when everyone follows "best practices"
Quick, which furniture store is having a this-week-only sale with no payments for six months? Which tire store is selling four tires for the price of three? Which personal injury attorney will fight for you against insurance companies? All of them. And that’s why you can’t tell them apart. “Best Practices” = same practices That’s…
Does mobile shopping help or hurt physical store sales? Yes
Mobile shopping was supposed to be lethal to brick-and-mortar retailing. But according to two new studies, it’s helping physical stores at least as much as it’s hurting. “Out on the streets, more people [who own smartphones] are going into stores and staying there longer while those who purchase online tend to favor online-only stores, based on two…