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Best Buy, Walmart Tops For Showrooms, Lose Sales
- Chain Store Age, Tuesday, December 18, 2012 9:15 AM
Digital channels are beating out brick-and-mortar stores, per a study by branding and design firm Shikatani Lacroix. “RE:STORE – Redefining Retail,” finds that 59% of U.S. shoppers “showroom” – or browse for products in store but then buy them online. One-quarter of U.S. consumers who shop online rarely or never buy from a traditional retailer’s website. And 45% of them are shopping at Amazon.com.
