Category: Personal Shopping
Needs For Sale
November 26, 2007 – This summer, New York City couple Christine Santora and Justin Gignac launched Wants For Sale, a site where they sell paintings of things that they want, at the cost of the real item. So a painting of a slice of… Read More
Formalized Services In Retail Stores
November 21, 2007 – Retail stores have always given away advice along with selling products. Now some stores are turning helpful services into a profit center. Medical services are leading this move into retail stores. Medical clinics are popping up in pharmacies across the… Read More
Clinique Happy’s Custom Bottle
November 14, 2007 – Every year one of the best selling fragrance’s is Clinique’s Happy. This is a very floral fragrance, with notes of Ruby Red Grapefruit, Boysenberry Bush Flower and Hawaiian Wedding Flower. This year Happy is offering something very appealing for Christmas,… Read More
Diamond Studded Credit Cards
November 12, 2007 – If you thought you looked important with your platinum American Express card, think again. The smart card maker and online game provider, GK Power, has made a new, high-concept credit card for the real VIP customers. You may be thinking… Read More
Shopping Cart Concierge
October 19, 2007 – The Shopping Cart Concierge is a touch screen computer that brings your ordinary shopping cart into the digital age. It can assist with self-serve checkouts and provide shoppers with a wealth of information. The company notes, “Integrated into the shopping… Read More
Payment At Touch Of Fingertips
October 15, 2007 – Shoppers in Shanghai now have a safer way to pay for their purchases, as more than 1,000 retailers have adopted an electronic payment terminal that can match consumers’ fingerprints with their bank accounts. The retailers include department stores, supermarkets, restaurants… Read More
Mass Customization – Top 18 Things You Can Personalize
October 10, 2007 – Stop settling for mass appeal. Get what you want with custom ordered stuff. This list showcases 18 of the top products and services you can customize, collected by our global network of Trend Hunters. On the list: Make your own… Read More
When Retailers Get It Right
October 1, 2007 – “Caravan,” a now successful store (actually two stores with a third opening shortly), was founded in 2005. Without a farthing to her name, let alone a down payment for a NY City store rental, and simply no capitol to stock… Read More