Already smart phones can support online shopping.

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When shopping in-store, consumers can use their smart phone to scan an aisle.

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The smart shoppers will plan ahead to hit stores on Tax Free Shopping Days, when the Department of Revenue partners with retailers to temporarily forgo sales tax on certain items such as clothing, electronics, and educational materials.

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Smart retailers will be paying attention to how best to optimize the shopping experience to generate the most sales.

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As the year winds down and the shopping season grows shorter, it becomes time for the smart shopper to change strategies.

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Hainan Governor Ruan Chongwu prodded the island to get smart two years ago, when everyone else was still pushing credit cards as the hot new shopping accessory.

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This holiday season, a lot of predictable trends are unfolding: Online retail is growing faster than brick-and-mortar shopping, consumers are increasingly doing in-store, product price comparisons from their smart phones, etc, etc.

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