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Shopping online is without a doubt the future of vast segments of the retail trade, even established high street stores are already forced to make the investment of a solid web presence due to the fear of being left behind. The names of once famous retailers who failed to spot the seismic change in consumer spending habits makes for sobering reading.

Yet the high-street retailer still has an edge in some ways, it manages to give the consumer a retail experience that the internet store cannot. The experience of visiting a retail location where the business has almost complete control over the buying environment can be very powerful. It subtly sells not simply the products on sale, but additionally the ethos and values of the brand - a great example of this really is the focus on detail an important store places on every element of their customer interaction.

If it sounds like the new online shops have their work cut-out, well that is just one side of the story. For all the ways through which they can't compete with a physical retail outlet they have one very powerful advantage - convenience. However, the on-line presence of a highly styled and sculpted brand cannot control the surroundings and atmosphere of the place where the consumer is browsing their products - it may be a quiet office or busy internet café. So careful attention must be paid to try and immerse the website user in as much of a retail experience as is possible, as you can imagine, this is not the easiest of tasks. As much detail as is lavished on embellishments for example music and animated elements it's actually the small obstructions to the retail experience that cause most disruption to that coveted immersion. Any hiccups in the path from browsing to basket to checkout need to be ironed out.

Thought should also get to the sometimes random path the user wishes to take around the store. One example is the 'basket' page, many sites do not enable the user to click on the items in their basket to navigate to the individual find product reviews (simply click the following article) pages. This, although partially understandable as a result of the retailer trying to 'guide' the user to the checkout, can be very frustrating to the user that simply want to review a product description before purchasing.

So the internet shop has some way to go, it has inherent strengths and yet suffers some quickly avoidable weaknesses. There is no stopping the future of retail and with some care and attention it can be the effortless experience that both retailer and consumers want.