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These are awful tips and don't prevent the retail problem of showrooming. Even if BN is cheaper than Amazon, you can't beat the convenience of buying stuff from
by jinushaun 13y ago
These are awful tips and don't prevent the retail problem of showrooming. Even if BN is cheaper than Amazon, you can't beat the convenience of buying stuff from your laptop in bed.
They need to draw people into their stores AND make them spend money. A lot of these tips are just about getting freeloader traffic.
- michaelfeathers 13y agoI think there is future in the showroom model, and not just for bookstores. To make it work, showrooms should rotate stock aggressively, to the point of moving in and out a tractor trailer a day. And, there should be dates on the displays to indicate how long they will be in the showroom. The stock would have to be compelling enough that you would tell your friends about it and they would visit. The showroom itself would have to be a spectacle. If anyone ever cracks same day delivery, it would align very well with this. Onsite fabrication would align well too.