Comments on: Retail innovation http://www.26econ.com/retail-innovation/ Online economics Sun, 12 Oct 2008 20:25:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: phaedrus http://www.26econ.com/retail-innovation/#comment-7796 phaedrus Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:26:16 +0000 http://www.26econ.com/retail-innovation/#comment-7796 Seems like New Zealand is significant behind the times in the retail sphere... Self-scanning has been around pockets of the US and Canada for several years now -- and is in big box stores, like Home Depot as well. While 7 day a week banks are somewhat novel, the concept of full service retail banks on weekends is not -- Saturday banking has been around for at least 20 years in North America. Seems like New Zealand is significant behind the times in the retail sphere…

Self-scanning has been around pockets of the US and Canada for several years now — and is in big box stores, like Home Depot as well.

While 7 day a week banks are somewhat novel, the concept of full service retail banks on weekends is not — Saturday banking has been around for at least 20 years in North America.

]]> By: MW http://www.26econ.com/retail-innovation/#comment-7795 MW Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:38:15 +0000 http://www.26econ.com/retail-innovation/#comment-7795 self-scanning idea was tried and dropped in UK supermarkets >= 10 years ago re banks - some in NY do that but not many (ie not enough) self-scanning idea was tried and dropped in UK supermarkets >= 10 years ago

re banks - some in NY do that but not many (ie not enough)

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