Retail
August 11, 2017
High quality images can help introduce customers to products and complete the purchase. Image credit: Karl Lagerfeld
By Danny Parisi
Almost half of U.S. online consumers rate high-quality imagery of a product as the most important factor in whether or not they will purchase it, according to a new study.
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