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67% Say Tracking Could Improve Their In-Store Experience; 19 Million Already Beaconed

67% Say Tracking Could Improve Their In-Store Experience; 19 Million Already Beaconed | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it
Shoppers are warming to beacons and virtual reality.

The majority of consumers are open to location-based technology as long as it improves their shopping experience, according to a new study.

In the no-surprise department, coupons are viewed as the biggest incentive, based on a survey of 1,400 U.S. consumers focused on shopping habits and emerging retail technology conducted by Walker Sands.

While a third (33%) of consumers aren’t open to beacons or any location-based technology in stores, 67% say in-store tracking could improve their in-store shopping experience.
Jeff Domansky's insight:

Shoppers say bring on the in-store coupons and perhaps some maps.

Severine Tezier's curator insight, September 18, 2016 3:42 AM

Shoppers say bring on the in-store coupons and perhaps some maps.

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Four Nest Alums are Opening a Retail Store to Sell Trendy Tech Gadgets | TechCrunch

Four Nest Alums are Opening a Retail Store to Sell Trendy Tech Gadgets | TechCrunch | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

In an attempt to modernize the retail experience for sellers, four Nest alums are launching b8ta, a software-driven brick-and-mortar store in Palo Alto, to sell Internet of Things gadgets and products on Friday. The entire b8ta experience is technology-driven — from the way companies get their products into b8ta to the way customers interact with the products.

With b8ta, the goal is to get innovative products like the Gi Flybike, a folding electric bicycle, and Thync, a wearable for achieving mindfulness and boosting energy, into physical stores and enable customers to have real, tactile experiences with them....

Jeff Domansky's insight:

The Internet of everything is now a retail store in, where else, Silicon Valley.

Jeff Domansky's curator insight, December 11, 2015 11:24 PM

The Internet of everything is now a retail store in, where else, Silicon Valley.