showrooming
In-store price comparison
Showrooming is the practice of examining products in a physical retail store, then buying them online for a lower price.
The term captures retailers' frustration with customers who use their floor space and staff expertise but give their money to online competitors: She spent an hour showrooming at Best Buy before ordering the TV from Amazon.
Physically present business
- storefrontRetail facade facing street
- electronicsStudy of circuits
- furnitureMovable room objects
- apparelClothing collectively
touch-and-feel · display · merchandise · salesperson · aisle · inventory · in-store · big-box
Handheld connected computer
- AmazonGreek warrior women
- scanBrief visual sweep
- barcodeEncoded product stripes
- e-commerceInternet-based buying and selling
Pursuing reduced prices
- comparison-shoppingEvaluating competing offers
- discountReduced price offered
- savingsAccumulated money kept
- couponCertificate for reduced price
voucher · promo-code · cashback · markdown · undercut · value · cost-conscious · haggle
brick-and-mortar
Physically present business
- storefrontRetail facade facing street
- electronicsStudy of circuits
- furnitureMovable room objects
apparel · touch-and-feel · display · merchandise · salesperson · aisle · inventory · in-store · big-box · browsing
smartphone
Handheld connected computer
e-commerce · omnichannel · wishlist · browser
bargain-hunting
Pursuing reduced prices
- comparison-shoppingEvaluating competing offers
- discountReduced price offered
- savingsAccumulated money kept
coupon · voucher · promo-code · cashback · markdown · undercut · value · cost-conscious · haggle · negotiate
- retailretail sales, Amazon, marketplace, clearance, sale
- persuasionpersuade, persuasion, persuasive, convince, convincing