(Holywood stores) Clothes Catalogue: The Evolution Continues
No commentsBy Sam Benton
During the last fifteen years, clothes catalogues have blown away the notion that clothess shopping from a printed catalogue should be relegated to the scrapheap.
In the space of fifteen years, the retailing landscape has permanently changed beyond recognition.
In this day and age, there can be few shoppers whove not had some experience of Internet shopping.
In short: The Internet has revolutionised retailing.
Keen shoppers can now choose when and where they want to shop, without the constraints of a limited selection in their clothes catalogues or actual shop.
Today, few of the traditional clothes catalogues exist in a printed form alone. If any retailer is going to continue to exist at all, then they have no option but to become a multi channel retailer, that is to say that they must have an online presence and or a bricks and mortar outlet on the high street also.
The days are long gone of putting in your order before 7 oclock or heading off to the shops in a mad dash before closing.
The internet is a 24 hour a day environment and it is now possible to buy (virtually) anything online and have it delivered to your door (if you so desire) and the traditional clothes catalogues are no exception..
Clothes catalogues in particular have benefitted from online shopping in that there are now no restraints put on them in terms of the amounts of space in a printed book that they are limited to. Many more styles, colours and options can now be displayed at very little cost compared to a traditionally printed clothes catalogue. Plus sizes and petites no longer have to be content with a single page. Many more sizes and styles are now presented to the online customer, so much so, that being above or below average height or weight no longer leaves the shopper feeling self conscious.
Of course having more competition online can only be a good thing for the customer, for retailers however, traditional or otherwise, it means they have to be on the top of their game constantly.
In short, you and I can expect a far better level of service from those retailers who decide to join the online shopping revolution and clothes catalogues just might get better again.
Happy shopping.
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A new E-market: Faster and brighter than Ebay!
By Offerme
Offerme.com.au have launched this site as an alternative to Ebay using the latest concept in online commerce, using E-commerce 2.0. The main features of this website include user generated content and a new way of trading that encourages sellers to approach buyers. This new way of bargain shopping allows customers to state what item they want and how much they are willing to pay for it. This new way of trading is more interactive and more transparent, than any other E-commerce website.
The real benefit that OfferMe site can give is that clients dont have to spend more time going from website to website trying to find what they want at a good price. At OfferMe one can request an item for the price one want to pay. Sellers come to the buyers. It is all about user interaction, buyers communicating with sellers and buyers connecting with other buyers.
Just before the launching of the site, www.offerme.com.au has started their campaign and promotions to attract Ebay users to use an auction platform made for Australians. Buyers and sellers were excited to sign up and get moving with this easy to manage online selling site with the success of their video contest held last July.
Mr. Albert Yang, the founder and CEO of offerme.com.au, used to be an Ebay seller who, as time progressed found it too tasking and time consuming to use Ebay. Therefore, as a seller himself, he came up with a platform that is so easy to use. The platform works similarly to the Stock Exchange. Sellers are able to see the number of customers that want each product. You can then send out hundreds of offers to customers for products at the same time. “Fast, simple, and effective. Quoted by Mr. Yang prior to the launch of the site.
OfferMe brings E-commerce to a new dimension., making it an interactive, fun and exciting place to be.
Find more Auctions Shopping retailers and Advertising at www.offerme.com.au.
Generation X: Shopping online for Childrens Names
By Roberto Garabell
A rose by any other name might well smell as sweet, but would your maiden aunt Gertrude have seemed as fierce had her name not conjured up the smell of stewed cabbage and wet socks?
Our culture has changed. We live in a fast-paced world of online shopping, hybrid cars and virtual nannies. Gone are the days of passing on our parents names - naming trends now depend on a myriad of style-shaping variables like earning potential, education level and the age when women marry and have children. Each country and demographic boasts a unique set of underlying principles when it comes to naming and these provide an interesting perspective on the time and culture they live in. Most of us assume that the name we bestow upon our little bundle of joy is the fruit of divine inspiration but in most cases this couldnt be farther from the truth. Popular media and subtle trend waves influence our choices more than we think.
Take for example Angelina Jolie. Trend afficionados await her naming decisions like children do birthday parties. The occurrence of both Maddox and Shiloh as registered baby names sky-rocketed straight after the world got wind of their monikers. Next up we have Vivienne Marcheline and Knox Leon. A breath of fresh air in the midst of a spate of place names (Paris, Brooklyn) and word names (Ever, Craven), the choice of these strong classical names caused a stir in naming circles. Suddenly Apple and Sunday Rose (Nicole Kidmans baby who will conjure up images of golden roast potatoes and succulent beef wherever she goes) seem a bit too much, dont you think?
With naming becoming more and more abstract it is interesting to note that favourites like Anne, Catherine, Susannah and Sophia are still going strong. Even this though, can be construed as a trend. Films like Pride & Prejudice, Atonement and Marie Antoinette all glamorize an era of bygone romance and chivalry. Traditional feminine names such as those mentioned above and brawny mens names like Jasper, William and Everett all received a boost as a result.
Baby name trends, much like weather predictions, can only be substantiated with hindsight. Therefore potential parents can never really know if the baby name they pick is truly unique or the result of zeitgeist a German word translated as a general trend of thought or feeling characteristic of a particular period of time. With originality regularly stated as one of the foremost factors when selecting a name, this realization might be enough to send a few hormonal mothers over the edge. Baby naming books are a dime a dozen, so do some online shopping and check a few price comparison websites before you make a purchase this will ensure you get the most baby naming bang for your buck.
Further more, one has to contend with the fact that the associations you have with a name might not be relevant further down the line. Take for instance the boys name Damien. The name of a lead character in the hit 1970s movie, The Omen, it used to be associated with all that is evil and dour. Three decades later this same name carries a feeling of mystery just the ticket for todays stylish parents. The same goes for Regan (the name of the possessed girl in The Exorcist) - once imbued in forbidding undertones, this name is now firmly ensconced in the realm of super-trendy androgyny.
It seems that whichever way you turn, deciding on a name for your baby is no easy task. Its best to remember not to get too caught up in the minutiae. Shop around online and get together a list of names you like, discuss these with your partner and decide which naming elements are most important to you. Take care of the basics make sure the combination of first name and surname initials dont spell something rude or embarrassing, keep in mind potential nicknames and remember what may be cute on a blubbering, blue-eyed baby boy might not suit the 100 kg man he could become. Oh, and be kind unique spellings may seem like a novel idea now, but in the end it is going to be your kid that has to go around spelling his/her name to every person they meet. That said, best of luck and enjoy the singular journey to the perfect baby name.
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