PENNY'S POTPOURRI: AuctionBytes From The Editor By Ina Steiner

Sunday, September 20, 2009

AuctionBytes From The Editor By Ina Steiner

From the Editor
By Ina Steiner
AuctionBytes.com
September 20, 2009
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In a recent article, Stores magazine wrote that shoppers are becoming agnostic about retail channels as loyalty takes a back seat to price. That thinking might help explain the increasing trend of squeezing more dollars out of excess inventory by all of the players - retailers, manufacturers, liquidators and online marketplaces - using a variety of approaches as described in the September 8th issue of Newsflash.

It might also help explain the blurring of lines in the ecommerce space. Offline retailers such as Wal-Mart and Sears are opening their online platforms to third-party sellers, and Walmart.com offers classifieds on its website.

See entire article at: AuctionBytes

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