The Times reports that the Container Store enjoy much larger in-store purchases with the online in-store pickup approach.
The move comes as Google itself is attempting to become a major seller and distributor of professional video and music content through a variety of services, from its YouTube video site to the Google Play online-media store to its pay-TV service in Kansas City, which required deals with cable-channel networks.
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Similarly, Microsoft plans to launch its own online-music store later this year, tied to its now-dominant media player.
"Google Wallet allows us to harness the power of mobile technology to enhance our in-store shopping experience and helps bridge the gap between our online and in-store consumer interactions, " said Martine Reardon, executive vice-president of marketing and advertising, Macy's.
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Based on forecasted supply schedules to our valued partners we expect pre-order allocation fulfillment to occur shortly and online or in-store availability in the very near future.
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Apple has sort of done it with their Apple Store environments, but that works because the prices are basically the same online and in-store and they provided service extras in the brick-and-mortar location.
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While it will be a journey with ups and downs, we are focused on becoming an increasingly effective multi-channel retailer and engaging with the tens of millions of consumers who shop us online and in-store.
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For instance, GameStop won't end sales of used PlayStation 2 hardware, software and accessories -- both in store and online -- until "several months" after the June 1 cutoff.
This is no half-hearted effort: Microsoft intends to compete in every variety of music consumption, including streaming, user-defined Internet radio, subscription-based music, an online music store and cloud-based music storage, taking on everyone in the market, including Pandora, Spotify and even Apple.
But they can do well if they integrate their online and in-store services, carry enough inventory and price competitively.
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Offering flexible "click and collect" services and encouraging customers to browse online from in-store kiosks could encourage more trade, she suggested.
It focuses on connecting customers in CompUSA outlets to online product information in an attempt to marry the most attractive features of online and in-store shopping.
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For the most part, efforts by some chains to integrate their efforts by setting up a "buy online--pick up at the store" model have yet to catch on.
In the retail environment, for example, any inconsistencies in prices online and in-store can now be identified quickly, and younger customers are demanding the lowest price from any channel.
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Aligning all these efforts first requires companies to consider how consumers are using mobile devices to interact with the brand, and how that will differ from the online or in-store interaction.
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The brands can play a role not only on screen, but also off screen, with supplemental marketing efforts in the form of print and TV advertisements as well as online and in-store promotions.
Whether or not the settlement is ultimately approved by the U.S. courts, Google will open an online e-books store, called Google Editions, by the middle of the year, Dan Clancy, the engineer who directs Google Books, and who will also be in charge of Google Editions, said.
Retailers need to stop thinking of online, in-store and mobile as competing interests and instead stitch together these experiences with coherent services that help consumers navigate the overwhelming amount of information on the web and then channel them to a nearby store for the instant gratification of an in-stock purchase.
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Rather, the rapid rise of mobile shopping and location-based services have set the stage for a new kind of shopping experience, one that blends online, in-store and mobile into a single, fluid system that finally allows consumers to get what they want, for the price they want, when they want it.
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Transferral of authorized access can be device-to-device through an intermediary like an online store, device-to-device without an intermediary, meaning verification must be established at a later time.
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Headlining the group is the VX9700 "Dare" -- Verizon's Prada-alike, if you recall -- which is allegedly now being targeted for a July 4 online release and an in-store launch shortly thereafter (we'd say those dates put it at risk of cannibalization from the Glyde, but the Dare'll win the photography battle with a 3.2 megapixel sensor versus the Glyde's measly 2).
None of it gave me that instant gratification I felt upon seeing the shuttered Apple Online Store re-open a few hours after a real breakthrough product announcement.
No mention of whether Connect, Sony's much-unloved online music store will be involved, but there was something or other last year about video being added to the mix over there.
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It certainly isn't inconceivable that Apple will start selling high-def video through some sort of iTunes-like online store ( Steve Jobs talked a lot about HD during his Macworld keynote this past January), but an Apple satellite network (at least as described) just sounds like some Apple fanboy's wet dream.
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The Xperia ZL is now available online for pre-sale at Sony Store and will soon be available through other select online retailers.
Walmart already offers in-store pick up and just expanded its test of a locker system where shoppers can order online and pick-up in the store without waiting in line.
The second initiative is aimed at enhancing customer experience across channels, be it in-store or online.
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Department-store sales online were up 38%, and jewelry retailers' online sales were up 97%.
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Ms. Lerman said the new class is intended to address marketing metrics related to in-store and online brand performance.
When it does finally hit retails shelves in-store and online, expect to snag this big battery beaut in black.
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