One strategy is to create mobile points of sale within retail stores by equipping sales associates on the sales floor with tablets for easy online purchasing.
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As the use of mobile continues to drive technology adoption, multi-channel retailers expect even more opportunities to connect with consumers for pre-shopping, in-store and online purchasing activities.
As I wrote last June, its value chain let Dell set its costs 14% below those of competitors like Compaq (that HP bought in 2002) while charging companies a 13% higher price because of the convenience its online purchasing process gave companies who could order PCs configured for their specific requirements.
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Ah, but there is nothing like the instant gratification of purchasing online.
At the same time, other Chinese have self-organized online to form purchasing groups with enough leverage to force down the price of, say, the new Toyota Yaris they each want to buy.
"While book sales usually peak in the run up to Christmas, the move by consumers to use traditional book retailers simply for window shopping before purchasing online at discount prices has seriously impacted this sector, which has already suffered considerably from the growing popularity of e-book readers, " she said.
Similarly, many consumers who begin their shopping process with online research continue to go to a store to make their final purchase, citing lack of product information, a desire to touch and feel the product, and the ability to compare multiple products among other factors keeping them from purchasing online.
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However, the premiums associated with the convenience of purchasing movies online is not a luxury everyone can afford.
More and more people will soon be browsing, reading and purchasing books online.
Facebook, for example, correlates your online behavior with your purchasing habits offline.
At the military property agency, Mr Olex-Szczytowski plans to raise more than 2 billion zloty by 2009 from selling surplus property, and to cut procurement costs by a tenth through centralised purchasing and online auctions.
Online ad company DoubleClick, Abacus' former owner, scrapped plans to cross-reference data about consumers' purchasing behavior with their online habits in 2000, when privacy advocates howled.
The Windows 8 launch gives Best Buy a golden opportunity to prove its value to customers who are increasingly purchasing their products online.
Showrooming is the act of viewing merchandise in a physical retail store without purchasing it there, and then purchasing the product online or from another retailer.
While these women are often in the purchasing mindset when engaging online, brands cannot approach them with cold sales tactics.
There are other online auction sites, but they are much smaller. eBay's real competition, however, is increasingly coming from all over the internet, not least from people selling directly off their own websites and using online marketing methods, such as purchasing search terms on competing sites such as Google, to promote themselves.
There are two advantages to purchasing directly from the airline online.
The bank said in a statement that the decision to close the High Street advice operation "reflects the emerging trend that customers are increasingly purchasing and managing their investments online".
Rather, an online portal would be a streamlined version of purchasing older games that could be a more effective way of doing so than eBay.
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Procurement or purchasing managers: Well-acquainted with online procurement offerings such as Coupa.
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Online clothes shopping is an increasingly popular way of purchasing new items without taking a trip to the shops.
The Tennessee Valley Authority said it is bringing online 1, 200 megawatts of nuclear power, purchasing 27 megawatts of wind power and updating hydro generating facilities.
Every retailer fears the threat of shoppers visiting a store to check out a product, but then purchasing it at a cheaper price, online, from home.
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Until now retail stores have been essential for customer acquisition, but as consumers are spending more and more time browsing online and becoming increasingly open to alternative modes of purchasing, there is a real opportunity for innovation through e-commerce and direct sales.
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Instead of purchasing e-books through a single online store to read only on compatible software (i.e. books bought from the Kindle Store can only be read on Kindle apps), Google lets consumers buy books either from its store or any other online vendor that sells books in EPUB and PDF formats, and read them on any device with a web browser.
It has appeal for higher-end consumers, yet the need to be always online has enough drawbacks to make many hold off from purchasing the machine.
In a digital twist, tourists receive a card with a code number on it, and later, they can view the images online and decide if any of the prints are worth purchasing.
Most people who end up purchasing next-generation video game consoles will have them online all the time.
In addition, parents can actively monitor their child's online activity, limit play time duration and provide a virtual allowance for purchasing apps via MEEP!
The Indictment alleges that the Zdorovenins realized profits through this scheme by simultaneously purchasing or selling shares of the same stocks through their own online brokerage account, maintained in the name of Rim Investment Management, Ltd.
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