Posted on October 7th, 2008 by dhirender
After receiving feedback from various traders across the country, the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry (ASSOCHAM) has estimated that e-shopping will surge 180% in the metros during this festive season due to security reasons.
The chamber said that e-shopping in October-November 2007 had impacted shopkeepers’ sales in major hubs of economic activities to the extent [...]
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Posted on August 4th, 2008 by dhirender
A piece of jewellery sold every 7 minutes; a coin or note every 16 minutes, a stamp every 19 minutes, apparel every 22 minutes and book every 27 minutes – and that’s India we’re talking about.
eBay estimates that a product is sold every minute in India – moreover, it is not software or other computer-related [...]
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Posted on May 19th, 2008 by dhirender
Not all that much if you believe the latest research by the Pew Internet and American Life Project. While the Internet is routinely used when making buying decisions, its influence wanes when compared to offline channels such as friends and sales personnel.
Of the 2,400 adults (which included 1,684 Internet users) surveyed, relatively few say online [...]
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Posted on April 3rd, 2008 by dhirender
In one of the better ways to synergize the web and the mobile, Amazon has launched TextBuyIt, which lets people text the name of a product, its description or its UPC or ISBN to 262966 (that’s ”Amazon” on the keypad) from anywhere their cell phones work – including from inside physical stores, says the New [...]
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Posted on February 19th, 2008 by dhirender
Now, here’s a site that is almost reminiscent of what used to be Boo.com. While people would tend to remember it as the site that burned through £100m in 18 months, it was also the site that used technology way before its time – be it in the pseudo-3D views of wares or the voluptuous [...]
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Posted on January 26th, 2008 by dhirender
With the launch of Storeguru, Web 18 can now count upto 3 pure shopping portals among its ventures. HomeShop18 which is quite similar to Storeguru and CompareIndia, which aims at providing you the ability to view and compare prices for products offered by sellers, with the ultimate aim is to help the you make the [...]
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Posted on December 9th, 2007 by dhirender
Further to my earlier post on online shopping, comes this report from ChoiceStream which claims that 69% of respondents who spent $1,000 online in the prior six months prefer sites which offer personalized reviews, and were likely to do repeat purchases from sites which offer these features. Among reviews too, reviews from other consumers rank [...]
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Posted on December 3rd, 2007 by dhirender
With Brookstone’s recently launching their 3D walkthrough store, you can stroll through virtual aisles complete with product placement and displays mimicking their real world stores. On the other hand, Barnes & Noble’s revamped Website has taped interviews with authors, webcasts, etc. geared once again to provide a more in-store experience, while Border’s beta site beta.bordersstores.com, [...]
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