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TabletCentral provides in-store CompUSA Tablet Paradise
Tablets probably excite you in a similar way they get us excited. There are so many new options coming out, prices are going down and the power of Android 3.x for tablets continues to get bigger. With so many tablets to offer, select retail stores have started showcasing tablets in the all new “TabletCentral.”
These dedicated areas provide you a wide selection of tablets with which you can interact and hold, lift up, even watch a video from the web, and they are fully powered by Retail 2.0, providing extensive product information, images, customer reviews and even compatible accessories. The average store visitor can do these things on their own – even compare several models against each other to assist in making a decision; or a sales agent can assist you, using these screens to provide absolute information about the products themselves.
The Retail 2.0 integration of Tablet Central provides product information via the touchscreen on the rear of the display, or by lifting an item from it’s resting position. Once you have the product information on the screen, you can scan a QR code with your phone to get the product information to review later, email yourself the item or comparison shop at other retail websites to make sure you are getting the best deal!
Miami Flagler Retail Store Opens Expanded Location
Miami shoppers – many of you have been coming to the original TigerDirect.com retail store located at the Mall of Americas on Flagler Street for many years. Today, we opened a bigger (much bigger) store complete with the full power of Retail 2.0 on the opposite side of the corporate offices and the now “old” store.
This new location features some new displays that have never been seen in any of our other stores, and innovative features (like retail 2.0) throughout the entire store. Plus, internet pricing every day!
3D Demo Days this weekend at CompUSA
Tired of hearing about 3DTV, but not seeing it?
The Consumer Electronics Association, ESPN, and local retailers including CompUSA powered by TigerDirect.com, are celebrating “National 3D Demo Days” from now through Sept. 12. The motivating factor for the 3D showcase is obviously the need to entice Americans into buying 3DTVs, seen as the next big thing in living-room consumer electronics. The CEA, for example, predicts that Americans will buy 3 million 3DTVs in 2010 alone. The organization’s research also says that among consumers who have seen 3DTV, nearly half rated the experience as “excellent” (46 percent), and eight in ten (79 percent) rated the visual experience positively.
While many people are still debating the need for 3D in their home, the only way to really know if it is something you want – is to go out and see it! As more and more 3D content is being produced, including live sports events, the demand for 3D TVs will increase. Imaging having the experience of watching Avatar in 3D in your own living room!
Head out to a local CompUSA powered by TigerDirect.com retail store to get hands on with 3D, this weekend, and every day!
AMD and Tiger Direct Bringing the Home Research Experience to a Store Near You!
The back-to-school season is upon us and for many it’s time to make some important technology purchases including new PCs and printers. Over the years, the retail options available for new technology purchases has grown significantly and now include both in-store and online buying experiences, both with their pros and cons.
Buying something in-store means taking the time to research in advance, familiarizing with the products before arriving at the store, taking the time to visit the store, but also getting to see and test the products in person. Online shopping is often considered more convenient, allowing consumers to not only do comparison shopping with the click of a mouse but also have instant access to a multitude of product information instantly without relying on a sales associate.
What if there was a way to have the best of both worlds? Including access to crucial product information available online while shopping in-store and walking out of the store with the new purchase in hand?
Here at AMD, we are excited to work with Tiger Direct to introduce the merging of the two worlds with the VISION Experience Center (VEC) and Retail 2.0 – giving consumers access to the product and review information they’re used to receiving online, but with the convenience of taking home the purchase that very same day. The new VEC is designed to simplify the PC purchasing experience by allowing customers to determine their computing needs by how they want to use their computer and not by technical specs.
The six-foot tall visual merchandising display features a touch-screen ATI Eyefinity interface and cloud-based services that give shoppers access to valuable online information to select the best desktops, notebooks or platforms with VISION Technology by AMD based on their needs. Whether looking to purchase a new laptop for back-to-school or building the ultimate gaming rig, the VEC by AMD gives customers the benefits of both Internet and retail shopping to easily identify the AMD processors, graphics, chipsets and platforms that match their exact needs
Now you really can have the right information to select a new PC in-store and take it home to play with too!
Take advantage of select in-store promotions during the VISION Experience Center by AMD launch event on Saturday, August 28 from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. EST at the following TigerDirect retail stores, or view the simulcast and take advantage of online promotions here: www.retail20.com/amd.
Participating TigerDirect retail store locations:
- Aventura (Miami), Florida
- Deerfield, Florida
- Dadeland (Miami), Florida
- Pembroke Pines, Florida
- Plantation, Florida
Source: AMD via TigerDirect News
Store Availability Now Available at CompUSA.com!
Trying to get something right now? Don’t want to risk a trip across town to see if it’s in-stock? No worries, CompUSA has now integrated retail store availability right on the item pages of our website.
Let’s look at the example shown here, if you click on “Click here for store availability” under the Web Availability, you’ll be presented with a pop-up window as shown, allowing you to scroll to your local CompUSA powered by TigerDirect.com retail store to purchase the product.
No wait, no hassles, no fuss, no shipping – just get the deal right there in your hometown!
