Multichannel
July 31, 2014
Still from L2's omnichannel report video
By Joe McCarthy
Not long ago retailers were afraid that showrooming would gut in-store profits, but now the implications of the trend seem to have reversed, according to a new report by L2 and RichRelevance.
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