CompUSA
WSFL TV showcases new Retail 2.0 Features
WSFL (South Florida) attended an event at our Plantation store which provided South Florida a taste of the latest features in Retail 2.0 during 6AM to 9AM on April 30th, 2009. Gilbert Fiorentino provided the station a personal tour of the new “waterfalls” and other new features of Retail 2.0.
Waterfalls are the latest addition, providing consumers with the ability to interact with cameras, GPS, cellphones and other handheld devices at stations with 14 items and a connected screen, providing information on the item you lift out of the display. Pretty cool, huh?
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Wired reports on CompUSA and Retail 2.0
About three months ago, Loretta Alkalay, a retired Florida resident, wanted to get a new HDTV. So she decided to give the CompUSA near her home a try.
Yes, CompUSA. The once-bankrupt electronics retailer is making a comeback, with about 30 new CompUSA stores nationwide and a new strategy that includes aggressive prices, remodeled stores, improved lighting and in-store web access for comparison shopping.
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SlashGear Welcomes Back CompUSA
As you know, CompUSA [is] slowly making a come back, but there are a few changes this time around. For instance, 30 new stores will open and they will all have an open Internet policy.
This policy will make it so shoppers are encouraged to use the Internet on the demo units for price comparisons and reading product reviews. Supposedly, customers will also be able to check regular websites as well like news sites and even Facebook.
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Twice Notes CompUSA and their new Retail Strategy
Systemax, the IT manufacturer and retailer, is also taking a different tack, by bringing elements of the online experience into its brick-and-mortar stores. Its Retail 2.0 concept, currently implemented in two of its CompUSA locations, features Internet-connected computers that are discreetly coupled to select products.
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Retail 2.0… is Quite Spectacular
The Better Retail Blog finds it clear – Retail 2.0 is ‘quite spectacular!’ The idea is to create a Retail 2.0 environment where the retail store really has all the benefits of an online store, so instead of pulling away customers from [discount etailers] which is incredibly hard to do CompUSA is bringing the web experience to the traditional retail shopper.
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12th Annual Charity PC Race Winners Announced
Winners of the 12th Annual Charity PC Race are announced with Al Hernandez of Fox Morning News pulling off the big prize for his charity, Challenged Athletes.
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6 Top Trends for 2009 notes TigerDirect and CompUSA
Home installation services, such as those offered by Zip Express at TigerDirect and CompUSA, tops the list of 6 Technology Trends for 2009 according to CE Pro.
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ABC Chicago Features Gadget Nation
ABC Chicago hosted Steve Greenburg and some product on behalf of CompUSA including the Transcend Digital Photo Frame and the Flip Digital Video Camera during a gift ideas segment.
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CompUSA pays for Recycling
CompUSA is named as a retailer that offers programs which pay to recycle electronics as the industry expects a huge increase in eWaste in 2009, when analog TVs go off air.
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CompUSA: Best In Class with In-Stock Product
CompUSA is cited as ‘Best of Class’ when it comes to ensuring the product customers desire are in stock. Dealerscope article and IHL study.
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