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Shoes of Prey design studio, Nordstrom
Shoppers at select Nordstrom locations can design their own shoes at the retailer’s in-store Shoes of Prey design studio.
The shops, which are located within Nordstrom’s shoe department, include a wall display that showcases the different styles available for customizing. Using mounted touch-screen tablets with 3D software, shoppers design their own shoes, selecting the style, color, material, heel height and embellishments.
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Start-up offers retailers new ways to resell, recycle, donate returned goods
A new start-up, Optoro, is offering retailers alternative ways to sell their returned goods via a software platform that tracks returns, assesses, which channel is the most effective for each returned item, and routes products to those channels. While most retailers typically recover only about 20% to 40% of the retail cost of returned goods, Optoro helps companies recoup 50% to 70% of the cost, according to a report by the New York Times.
