SHOWROOMING IMPACT AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR RETAILERS
Showrooming has been growing significantly in the last years and retailers have been suffering the impact in their sales. We really don’t know the impact, may be 5% or may be 10%, but retailers should open their mind quickly to get the best from the digital channel. Digital show rooming or what it has been called reverse show rooming is should be considered as a huge opportunity for retailers.
According to BI studies, 69% of people in US make reverse show rooming and this figure is more important in millennials, surprisingly. And in fact it is a huge opportunity, they have a lot to offer as the are able to combine online with offline:
* In store pick up
* Convenience, wifi in store
* Smartphones discounts to make them buy online
* Beacon technology
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