- "Acerca da evolução na distribuição"
- "Um artigo e dois desafios e uma oportunidade"
- "Mongo e o futuro do retalho físico"
"Much of the switch to mobile purchasing occurs in company showrooms and involves customers trying out products and then ordering them from online competitors for less, especially for purchases over $100"Sugestões sobre como dar a volta à situação:
"Small retailers especially must leverage their built-in advantages: Customer service and immediacy. “Any place where you have a mediated sale, vs. the majority of online sales taking place in self-service mode, you have the advantage of personal attention,"Quase que diria que é a regra número um da formulação de uma estratégia: trabalhar com base nos pontos fortes. Serviço e recompensa imediata.
"I believe this gives brick-and-mortar companies, even the small guys, a huge advantage.” Making sure that employees are trained as salespeople—not just clerks—and having them stress the benefits of taking delivery then and there can go a long way toward mitigating showrooming.
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Human interaction will always prevail over ordering online"
"Another possibility is to work with your suppliers ... asking for exclusive product mixes and getting commitments from manufacturers not to show those products online ... Small retailers who handpick specialized items that appeal directly to their customer base have a much better chance of competing for revenue than they would selling mainstream commodity items,"Outra vertente a explorar, procurar produtos exclusivos.
“I think part of the solution would be for retailers to identify key products and price them as aggressively as possible in order to limit the price gap, to the degree that the instant gratification of pay-and-carry can be capitalized upon.”...Outra vertente, procurar chamarizes em que o preço possa ser atraente.
The sweet spot for small retailers is in what Sorensen calls the “surprise and delight” purchase, where shoppers come across an unexpected, must-have treat. Savvy entrepreneurs look for merchandise that can be bargain-priced and offered on a limited basis, lending some urgency, he says."
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Falta uma vertente no texto e que classificamos de crucial: desenhar, construir e fazer crescer a experiência da compra na loja.
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Por fim, não esquecer, não existem receitas para o retalho. Não acredito em boas-práticas, existem sim alternativas, receitas específicas para cada caso, em função do que se vende, para quem se vende e onde se vende.
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Não me sai da cabeça aquela imagem do curso (eheheh workshop) de crochet nas traseiras de uma loja de botões e cerzidos na Rua de Cedofeita no Porto. BTW