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Regular retail and what you really need now

Started by Shripriya · 8 months ago

What happens if you lose your gloves towards the end of winter? It is still cold outside - freezing in fact. So, you need to wear gloves even though spring is just a few promising weeks away.
Well, you could go over to the nearest general retail outlet and buy yourself a pair, right? Wr ... Continue reading »

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  • Prithvi

    2 years ago

    Excellent observation. Maybe there is an entrepreneurial opportunity in the current situation since a lot of these products really benefit from trial to help purchase. There could a store called Off-season clothing so people can get gloves in the summer for their Ski-trips and espadrilles for their beach holidays... :)
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  • LivePaola

    2 years ago

    Very good point. The same is true, at least here in Europe, if you decide to take a vacation on a tropical beach in the middle of the winter and want to buy a new swimsuit BEFORE getting to the resort, where you know the swimsuits will be ill-fitting, expensive, and in dubious taste. If you know a brand that fits your body type, online is so much easier!
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  • Adam Nash

    2 years ago

    I'm obviously biased, but it's amazing how this can really take hold. Carolyn basically checks eBay Express first for almost everything.

    Adam
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  • Shripriya

    2 years ago

    @ Prithvi - perhaps... the cost of doing it in the real world would likely be exorbitant, though. You have two key problems - the cost of warehousing/showcasing the inventory *and* the fact that a physical store can only get the clients who live/work around there. Both of those problems are elegantly solved in an online marketplace with no/low cost of inventory (distributed to each seller) and the entire online world as potential customers.

    @ LivePaola - How's eBay Express doing in Europe? It should really do even better than in the US for the reasons you mention and the fact that the offline retail experience in Europe is significantly worse than that in the US.

    @ Adam - she should, especially since you work on Express! :)
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