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While I buy most of my clothes from Amazon, when I needed a new wardrobe for a video shoot, my wife and I went on a tour of local retailers.
Since I needed shirts that would hold up well in hot weather, we went to Target and Bass Pro Shops, and as much as I don't like trying clothes on, I took advantage of the stores' dressing rooms.
I'm not alone in wanting to try things on before I buy.
"The opportunity to try on clothes and test products is a major driver of store traffic, with 52% of consumers surveyed saying they go to stores instead of shopping online because of this.
References to trying on/testing products surged 32% YoY on average at retailers and were up 58% at beauty retailers," according to aChatmeter reportpublished last year.
People, me included, like seeing what they're buying before committing to a purchase.
"When asked about their favorite part of a recent store visit, 21% mentioned trying a product while 25% mentioned seeing a product in real life," the data showed.
Once I picked out the shirt I liked, I bought a few from the store, went back a week later to buy more, but then ordered more colors online.
And since we no longer live near Bass Pro Shops, I'll likely become an online customer.
That's the problem facing retailers like Torrid.
Physical stores deliver a better experience because they introduce customers to merchandise and allow them to leave the store with their size.
But if customers buy in-store once and then order online, that dramatically changes the economics for brick-and-mortar locations.
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