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Originally Posted by Clodfobble
In my experience a lot of stores are starting to thrive the other way--you order online, but have it drop-shipped to the nearest brick-and-mortar. You save on shipping as well as time, and they don't have to stock everything they offer all the time, yet they still carry the basics on the shelves for browsing shoppers.
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I've bought several Laptops at CC and other stuff too, I never browse in store, I look up everyhting online, usually purchasing online and just picking stuff up.
One the things I am still amazed they do not have in the US is anything like
Argos. Since 1973, a catalog store where they didn't ship, you go and pay and pick the stuff up from the store, but can browse the catalog in advance at home. Very little retail floor space required, few staff, no sales people. Of course they have web ordering now, and will ship for a price etc.