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People Hate Shopping Online At Gap, Think Amazon Is The Best
We’re big online shoppers (drunk or not), so we know a thing or two about e-commerce customer service. For one: Amazon is great.
Your Drunk Shopping Habit Just Got A Little More Dangerous
Who out there hasn’t come home from a boozy dinner or post-work drinks and said, “Credit card bills be damned, that vintage taxidermied zebra head shall be mine!” (True story.) But truly, substitute vintage zebra taxidermy for “necklace” or “bag” or “black J.Brand skinny jeans” and you’d be hard-pressed to find an imbiber who hasn’t drunkenly hit buy. And now online retailers have picked up on this totally obvious phenomenon and are starting to target our tipsy tendencies.
The Gap Is Closing Over 20% Of Its Stores In North America
Beleaguered retailer The Gap announced today that it would shut down nearly 200 of its stores in North America, a figure that represents just over one fifth of the retail doors it has open on the continent.
Cheap Designer Duds Are No Longer Reserved for Sample Sizes
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past year, you’ve probably heard of flash-sale sites like the Gilt Group and Rue La La, which allow savvy shoppers to score Miu Miu star-print shifts and Proenza Schouler tie-dye tees without breaking the bank. Unfortunately, those shifts and tees rarely come in any sizes above a 10. But now, with the advent of Clique to Know, the plus size population also has an opportunity to score cheap, coveted finds.
Is This The Somewhat Scary Future Of Online Shopping?
Online shopping is clearly having a moment. Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen just announced that they’re launching a new e-commerce site, luxury high-fashion brands like Miu Miu are finally coming on board, and now a Swedish telecom company has created what might be the most interactive (and therefore terrifying?) online shopping experience we’ve ever seen.
Let’s All Join Mary-Kate And Ashley’s Shirt Of The Month Club!
We’re starting to get the idea that there’s nothing the Olsen twins can’t do in the world of fashion. Because just a few short years after carefully establishing a really successful fashion empire, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen have announced they’re taking their show online. The twins announced today that they’re starting what is basically an Internet-based fashion of-the-month-club that will give its users a customizable shopping experience.
Runway Shopping Site Moda Operandi: The E-Commerce Future?
It’s almost here. The moment you (okay, those of you who got an invite) have all been waiting for. The much-anticipated launch of Moda Operandi, the exclusive runway shopping site from Vogue‘s Lauren Santo Domingo and CEO Aslaug Magnusdottir (former head of merchandising at Gilt Noir), is just around the corner.
Are Smartphones Killing Off Sales Associates?
We here at Styleite love to shop (evidenced by, well, our tireless gift guides), but when we’re in serious yes-I-am-going-to-make-a-purchase mode, we either can’t flag down a salesperson to help us or we want to find our new merch by ourselves. A new survey by retail consulting firm Accenture suggests that most shoppers who have smartphones don’t want to talk to salespeople at all, instead preferring to use their iPhones or BlackBerries to find information a salesperson could easily recite.
NYT: Online Modeling Different From ‘Regular’ Modeling
There’s a story in The New York Times suggesting that online modeling (and, kinda by extension, online anything else) is a horse of a completely different color than modeling for catalogs or the runway. We actually think the horses are pretty similar, but we’ll bite. So what is it that makes web modeling so new and different? Apparently, it’s that models have to make people want to buy clothes they can’t put their hands on. Which is, of course, the most novel concept ever.
A Handy Guide To The Best Cyber Monday Deals Out There!
Happy Cyber Monday, everybody! Chances are if you’re online today, it’s probably because you’re trying to buy a gift for someone (or maybe one for yourself!). The National Retail Foundation anticipates that online holiday shopping will increase about 10 percent this year, with over 100 million people pointing and clicking to their holiday heart’s content. Wanna get in on the fun? Check out the roster of online sales, savings and deals below.
Cathy Horyn Already Has Problems With Boutiques.com
tThe Internet froth over Google‘s fashion site Boutiques.com may have forced the company to launch the site earlier than expected, and that might have caused Google’s engineers to overlook a few minor flaws. While most people have praised the site (we totally love it and already have an account there), it’s not without its problems.
You’ll Never Guess How Many Shoes Zappos’ CEO Owns
By virtue of being literally surrounded by shoes all day, we kinda think that Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh has the coolest job in the world. And you’d think, with the vast number of kicks that come into and go out of his warehouses all the time, he could easily support a fairly unhealthy sneakerhead habit. But you’d be wrong.
Is Google Launching A Fashion E-Commerce Site?
Last week, we here at Styleite got an invitation to a party Google is hosting. The invite quite proudly proclaims that on Nov. 17, high tech will fuse with high fashion, and when we first saw the invite we couldn’t help but think that Google is trying to get in on some of that eBay Fashion money.
American Apparel Rolls Out Weird Reservation System
At this point, anything American Apparel can do to make money, it probably should do. But that motivation doesn’t really explain the new site-to-store reservation system the financially beleaguered company is implementing in November.
French Connection Bows World’s First YouTube Boutique
French Connection had the bright idea to connect style advice videos to the point of sale. The result is their YouTube Boutique, or Youtique, which is probably the best portmanteau we’ll hear all day.
WATCH: Will This Robot Make Men Shop Online?
We’ve known for a while that men are hesitant to shop online for high fashion duds. However, e-tailers trying to lure men to their sites may soon be able to add a new weapon to their arsenal: the digital robot mannequin.
Why Won’t Men Shop At High-Fashion E-Tailers?
Much has been made recently of getting guys to buy expensive threads online. Why? WSJ‘s Ray Smith reported this week that while men don’t shop as often as women, they do tend to spend more when they open their wallets.
Top 5 Things To Shop For On eBay
When eBay cleaned up its fashion offering — in presentation, anyway — we became a little more willing to shop there. Because now the site’s clothing, shoes and accessories are a lot easier to navigate, so it only takes a few clicks to find what you really want.
WHOOPS! Pricing Error Costs Zappos $1.6M
Zappos might be known for their customer service, but it cost them and their sister site 6pm.com more than a pretty penny this weekend. 6pm, known for highlighting daily discounts up to 70% off on branded products, accidentally capped the cost of all items listed on the site at $49.95 from midnight to 6AM on Friday.
Virtual Insanity! Study Finds The Web Makes Everything Cheaper
As someone who loves to shop but, per my accountant’s advice , is trying to be slightly more mindful of my expenses — apparently one cannot retire in a handbag — I’ve been slightly more appreciative of financial soundbites lately. And truth be told, I’ve always been kind of curious as to whether or not I could save a few pennies by opting to buy online versus hoofing it to my favorite brick and mortar outposts.
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