eBay is not only the king of online shopping but also is looking to be the main source for your holiday shopping. The online retailer will
open its Christmas boutique in London, which will sell a wide variety of products at massive discount. According to the news, the store will open on 34, Dean Street and it will be equipped with Quick Response or QR Codes. This would be the first QR Code venture of its kind in the UK.
With these codes, you can simply scan the code using your smartphone and then that code can be used for buying the products online. The idea may seem bizarre. Essentially, it would be a store where you cannot buy anything. However, it would be great for people who avoid online shopping as they do not get to touch and feel the goods before purchasing them. With QR codes, you can test the goods as much you want and later can order the goods from the comfort of your home.
According to eBay, the Christmas store will feature a wide variety of "top gifts from leading brands, each with its own unique QR code and up to 70 per cent off”. The store will open on December 1 through December 5.
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This is a brillint idea for all online stores to become ‘actual’ rather than just ‘virtual’
The fear of buying goods online, generally by the older generation (my mum and dad in particular), could be alleviated. One thing I would need to work on is getting them a ‘smartphone’; they are happy with their brick which just does calls and texts lol