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E-commerce, F-commerce, M-commerce… Social Commerce
May 22, 2011
From the early days of e-commerce and Amazon there are now several evolving platforms that enable us to buy not only with coins and bills but also with credit, tokens, and even charge to our existing mobile bills. The evolutions of Facebook-commerce and Mobile-commerce are changing the way we interact with retailers by empowering us not only to purchase differently but also to gain access to information about products from more sources and in more locations.
Think back to the origins of Amazon.com the father of e-commerce, their ability not only to make online purchase a seamless transaction, More >
The Target Obsession
So it's been a week since my Target adventure and in retrospect it seems like a funny story to tell – and yes, Anya you can share this too…
It all started with an ad (a full page ad) in GQ for a great looking herringbone blazer – just great for the holidays that I thought would do me well; so I set out to look for it. Of course there are no big-box stores on Manhattan (and according to the site the closest are Jersey & Brooklyn). So my next best bet had to be Banana Republic where they had a great looking blazer for $248; unfortunately, 3 days, 4 stores, a lot of site surfing and a call to BR
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