New technology that is an interesting twist on our thoughts about e-tailing your retail. NearbyNow enables consumers to search all products, brands, and sales available at local shopping centers using the Internet or mobile phones. As they say on their web site: We turn online shoppers into in-store buyers. Kind of a reverse SCANBUY Shopper. No doubt that we'll see more of this kind of technology in the future.
Most shoppers today read up on products and check prices on the Internet before buying. Now mall stores have a new tool to get in shoppers' faces online before they make up their mind.Westfield Group is launching a service that enables buyers to do product searches and compare prices in their local mall stores before leaving home. Shoppers can get coupons, spot sales and find out if their nearest mall store has their size of a specific item that can be reserved for pickup. Or bargain hunters can ask to have sale price alerts for stuff they want text-messaged to wireless gadgets during a shopping trip."We're bringing together the store experience and the online world, " said Scott Dunlap, chief executive of NearbyNow Inc.
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