Econsultancy — “Leveraging cross-channel shopping trends”
The majority of consumers surveyed at bricks-and-mortar locations of Macy’s, The Gap, Best Buy and the Apple Store said they use the retailers’ web sites to help make their in-store purchase:
• 88% said they had shopped that retailer’s web site
• 75% said visiting the brand’s web site helps them to shop in-store
• 85% compared prices online
• 44% visited a competitor’s web site
• 26% will visit the retailer’s web site to continue shopping after leaving the store
