Tag: online shopping
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This is (kind of) a review of Burberry Her Intense
Burberry Her Intense smells pleasant enough. But to cut to the chase, I can’t really smell it on myself. With the ever lengthening allergy season, it might just be my sinuses. Sure it leaves a beautiful scent behind on clothing when my sense of smell has returned, but I’m having a hard time detecting it…
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Don’t overwork your customers
Yesterday, I vented about the rise in forced account creation with online checkout. Beyond the data privacy concerns lies a key frustration: Brands were asking me to work way too hard. Put it this way. When, if you didn’t read yesterday’s post, Wal-Mart and Sweetgreen required me to create an account to check out, they…
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The first-worldiest of first world problems
I got really excited about the release of Selena Gomez’s collab with Oreo: a horchata inspired cookie. I couldn’t find it anywhere in my area, so I went to order it from WalMart.com. After adding some actual essentials to cart, I went to check out. The next screen prompted me to sign into my account,…
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Is this the solution last minute shoppers have been waiting for?
I was on the Valentino webpage, as us nonwealthy do from time to time. I noticed they were promoting an option for a virtual gifting experience: 4Gift. As they put it, it gives you the option to give your recipient an instant digital unboxing, meaning you don’t need to worry about shipping delays. They get…
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Is retail back?
Over the past year, there was a 4% increase in retail sales. 4% might seem like an insignificant figure, but factor in the losses that happened as a result of the pandemic and rise of online shopping. An increase is still an increase. My question then is “Is retail back?” The reporting by WWD didn’t…
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A sliding scale for returns fees? Oh Polly introduces new policy to discourage returns
In the hopes of discouraging serial returns, online retailer Oh Polly is introducing new fees for returning products in the UK. If you are returning less than 50% of your order, your fee will be roughly 3 pounds. The fee increases every 10 percentage points, to the highest fee of 9 pounds for those returning…
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Victoria Beckham’s collection with Mango is available now.
Real quick: The Victoria Beckham x Mango collection is now live. If you were a Spice Girl fanatic or are just enamored with the polished and refined style of her eponymous line, get interested. I like this as it brings the connection to the Victoria Beckham brand down to a more affordable level. Please note…
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Another sale is upon us
I have been slowly adding items to my cart. I’ve checked for new items. Ooh another fragrance sampler? A new sunscreen? More colors? All of you, into the online basket. And then once I was satisfied, I closed my laptop and walked away. No purchases were made. The Sephora sale is on now. It is…
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The other side of story on “those” Amazon resellers
She lived in a mansion, put her kids in private schools. She was a self-made multimillionaire, and entrepreneur if you will. The problem is that it was definitely ill-gotten gains, accrued by selling shoplifted makeup on an Amazon storefront. You likely heard of the story, and the overall rise in organized retail crime. I’m not…
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Playing dress up with avatars- The latest online shopping innovation
In a move to address the online returns rate, companies have turned to tech, like gaming tech. The company BODS has developed a virtual try-on tool to improve online shopping. By using your photos and/or biometric information, it creates avatars that can be customized to help you visualize how clothes might fit. Multiple brands are…
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