Posts with keyword: retail

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Alerts and Peace of Mind

Fri Jan 14 09:52:00 2011

I've been on blood presure medication for years--ever since the iMall days. Recently, with the holidays and all, I'd let my prescription get too close to needing refilling. On top of that, I was due to get the prescription renewed from my doctor. And on top of that, I was headed out of towm. I hurried to the doctor Wednesday afternoon but he wasn't there to just take care of it. They said they'd leave him a note to call in the prescription the next day. Uh huh. I anticipated a day of missed calls and the hassle of
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Retailers Struggle to Join the 21st Century: Instant Price Match

Wed Dec 3 15:13:00 2008

This ReadWriteWeb story reports that barcode scanning applications on devices like the iPhone and the G1 are causing a stir among offline retailers. I've seen such an app on the G1, but don't remember what it's called. On the iPhone there are apps like Checkout and Snappr. The big announcement today was that Amazon is releasing their own app called "Amazon Remembers" that's supposed to work from a picture of the product--not just a barcode. The story on ReadWriteWeb reports: Although consumers may be catching on to this barcode-scanning trend, some stores are still in the dark. For example,
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Blistering Blister Packs

Wed Mar 21 10:31:00 2007

Dave Weinberger has a humorous look at the dangers or blister packs, which he refers to as "physical DRM." He includes a list of things that are easier to open, including "an unripe, fused pistachio shell." Wired had a piece on Tales from Packaging Hell a while back which is not nearly as entertaining.
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