Research
September 11, 2013
By Erin Shea
Most luxury buyers do online research before buying, but 65 percent of consumers will buy from a store to touch and feel the product before deciding on it, according to new research from Google.
{"ct":"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","iv":"1c8a5891068c87ebb39aaf5bc030d712","s":"6924e6daa86d9bcc"}
Share your thoughts. Click here