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48 Online Shopping Innovations

From Fitting Room Simulators to Invite-Only Shopping Sites

— November 27, 2009 — Pop Culture
Black Friday is the day for shopping bargains, there’s no doubt about it. But is waiting in hours-long lines, shoving your way to get to the 50%-off shoes, and having things from your shopping cart snatched by other sneaky shoppers worth it? If not, consider jumping on your computer and accessing the sales on e-boutiques. These online shopping innovations, which include everything from eco auction sites to virtual lingerie shopping, will get you in the online shopping mood!
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Credit Crunch Email Alerts
Credit Crunch Email Alerts
ShoppingNotes.com
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Auction Webzines
Auction Webzines
eBay Launches the Inside Source Magazine
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Tween Shopping Sites
Tween Shopping Sites
Shop Like Anna
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From E-Tail To Real Life Boutique
From E-Tail To Real Life Boutique
As Seen On Screen
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Simplistic Gadget e-Buying
Simplistic Gadget e-Buying
The Measy Electronics Website Makes Shopping That Much Easier
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BrowseGoods, BlackDogAir
BrowseGoods, BlackDogAir
Two New Ways to View Shopping
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Fake Shopping Advocacy
Fake Shopping Advocacy
Amazero.Com is an Amazon Spoof Site by Green Thing
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Shopping by Text Message
Shopping by Text Message
Amazon TextBuyIt
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Luxurious E-Couture
Luxurious E-Couture
Dolce & Gabbana to Open Online Store for Tech Savvy Fashionistas
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Original Online Stores
Original Online Stores
Supermarket Sarah Turns a Living Room Wall into an Online Display
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Online Stores Offline
Online Stores Offline
Is @Cosme Cosmetics E-Store Pioneering Next Gen Retail?
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Crowdsourced Home Shopping Sites
Crowdsourced Home Shopping Sites
Honeyshed
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Enabling Impulse Shopping
Enabling Impulse Shopping
Woot Trackers Hit Bargain Shoppers' Wallets Hard
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Eco Auction Sites
Eco Auction Sites
Ebay Bans Ivory
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Virtual Accessory Fittings
Virtual Accessory Fittings
Claw Money & Sunglass Hut Let You Try Shades On Via Facebook
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Aristocratic Online Shopping
Aristocratic Online Shopping
Oakstreet Man Sifts Through the Crap So You Don't Have to
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Virtual Personal Shoppers
Virtual Personal Shoppers
‘Shop It To Me' Sends Sales On Designer Clothes in Your Size
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Intuitive Tech Shopping Sites
Intuitive Tech Shopping Sites
Measy Quizzes You to Help Decide Which Gadget is for You
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Exclusive Car Shopping For Women
Exclusive Car Shopping For Women
Fearless Auto Advice at CarsforGirls.com
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Chic-onomical Virtual Outlets
Chic-onomical Virtual Outlets
The Outnet.com is Outlet for Net-a-Porter.com
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Real Life Online Stores
Real Life Online Stores
The eBay Pop-Up Store is a Shift in Web-Based Shopping
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Talk Show Fashion Lines
Talk Show Fashion Lines
Oprah Online Store To Sell 'O Baby'
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Scheduling Online Shopping
Scheduling Online Shopping
Mapping Hourly Cyber Monday Deals
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Online Answer to Black Friday
Online Answer to Black Friday
Cyber Monday Kicks off Online Shopping Season
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Picture-Based Shoe Shopping
Picture-Based Shoe Shopping
Modista Helps Budget Fashionistas Score Similar Styles
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Shutting Down Online Stores
Shutting Down Online Stores
eLuxury Changes to Magazine Format, Denies Financial Woes
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Eco-Concious Shopping
Eco-Concious Shopping
The GoodGuide iPhone App Scans Barcodes For Product Information
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Personal Credit Card Readers
Personal Credit Card Readers
The SmartSwipe Revolutionizes Online Shopping
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Crowdsourced Fashionocracies
Crowdsourced Fashionocracies
Beta Fashion Creates Collections Entirely from Customer Input
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E-Commerce Meets Ultra-luxury
E-Commerce Meets Ultra-luxury
20Ltd Sells High End Design
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Virtual Closet Swaps
Virtual Closet Swaps
ThredUP Uses Netflix Model to Help People Exchange Clothes
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Virtual Italian Storefronts
Virtual Italian Storefronts
Moschino Opens First Online Boutique
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Social Fashion Shopping Application
Social Fashion Shopping Application
Kitson's Total Fashionista Facebook App
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Real Designers in Virtual Worlds
Real Designers in Virtual Worlds
Vivienne Tam for Stardoll
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Virtual Book Shelves For Real Shopping
Virtual Book Shelves For Real Shopping
Zoomii On-Line Bookstore
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Shopping Addiction iPhone Apps
Shopping Addiction iPhone Apps
Net-a-Porter Releases NET-APP That Constantly Updates
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Invite-Only Luxury Shopping Sites
Invite-Only Luxury Shopping Sites
Ideeli
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Interactive Shopping Touch Screens
Interactive Shopping Touch Screens
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Invite-Only Web Boutiques
Invite-Only Web Boutiques
Chanel-Exclusives
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Online Shops For Millionaires
Online Shops For Millionaires
Recession Unfriendly 20ltd Offers Only 20 Of Each Piece
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Pack Your Virtual Suitcase
Pack Your Virtual Suitcase
Polyvore.com Social Shopping
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Window Shopping
Window Shopping
Ralph Lauren Debuts Interactive Window Stores
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Online Luxury Auction Sites
Online Luxury Auction Sites
BillionaireXchange.com is the Ultra Premium Version of eBay
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Fitting Room Simulators
Fitting Room Simulators
Try on Clothes With Tobi.com's Augmented Reality Dressing Room
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Personalized Printed Pumps
Personalized Printed Pumps
DreamHeels.com Lets You Design Your Shoe & Earn Money
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Virtual Lingerie Shopping
Virtual Lingerie Shopping
Knicker Picker
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