Comments on: Regular retail and what you really need now http://shripriya.com/blog/2007/03/20/regular-retail-and-what-you-really-need-now/ Random Musings. Imaginary readers. Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:52:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Blog di eBay - Se perdi un guanto alla fine dell'inverno... http://shripriya.com/blog/2007/03/20/regular-retail-and-what-you-really-need-now/comment-page-1/#comment-39197 Blog di eBay - Se perdi un guanto alla fine dell'inverno... Sun, 01 Jun 2008 12:25:16 +0000 http://shripriya.com/blog/2007/03/20/regular-retail-and-what-you-really-need-now/#comment-39197 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] dell'inverno...Pubblicato 21-Mar-07 07:04:12 CET Aggiornato 21-Mar-07 07:08:53 CETUn'interessante osservazione nel blog di Shipriya: in questa stagione, nei negozi si trovano abitini a sottoveste e sandali, ma [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> [...] dell’inverno…Pubblicato 21-Mar-07 07:04:12 CET Aggiornato 21-Mar-07 07:08:53 CETUn’interessante osservazione nel blog di Shipriya: in questa stagione, nei negozi si trovano abitini a sottoveste e sandali, ma [...]

]]> By: Shripriya http://shripriya.com/blog/2007/03/20/regular-retail-and-what-you-really-need-now/comment-page-1/#comment-5618 Shripriya Tue, 03 Apr 2007 03:09:10 +0000 http://shripriya.com/blog/2007/03/20/regular-retail-and-what-you-really-need-now/#comment-5618 @ 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! :) @ 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! :)

]]> By: Adam Nash http://shripriya.com/blog/2007/03/20/regular-retail-and-what-you-really-need-now/comment-page-1/#comment-5042 Adam Nash Fri, 23 Mar 2007 00:46:43 +0000 http://shripriya.com/blog/2007/03/20/regular-retail-and-what-you-really-need-now/#comment-5042 I'm obviously biased, but it's amazing how this can really take hold. Carolyn basically checks <a>eBay Express</a> first for almost everything. Adam I’m obviously biased, but it’s amazing how this can really take hold. Carolyn basically checks eBay Express first for almost everything.

Adam

]]> By: LivePaola http://shripriya.com/blog/2007/03/20/regular-retail-and-what-you-really-need-now/comment-page-1/#comment-4761 LivePaola Wed, 21 Mar 2007 05:55:31 +0000 http://shripriya.com/blog/2007/03/20/regular-retail-and-what-you-really-need-now/#comment-4761 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! 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!

]]> By: Prithvi http://shripriya.com/blog/2007/03/20/regular-retail-and-what-you-really-need-now/comment-page-1/#comment-4734 Prithvi Wed, 21 Mar 2007 03:41:39 +0000 http://shripriya.com/blog/2007/03/20/regular-retail-and-what-you-really-need-now/#comment-4734 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... :) 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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