<p>We are headed to a time when you will use your phone to buy things, like a credit card. You will scan codes and can pay for it and have it shipped to your home, instead of taking it from the store, etc. You may not have a chip in your arm - but you will hav eone in your phone and it will provide lots of information about you and your buying habits.</p>
<p>I’m not surprised that merchants are gathering information about traffic patterns in the store. It would be a big help when designing store layouts and organizing merchandise. After all, on-line merchants do it. Am I the only one with a David Meister banner atop my screen after having looked at some dresses on another CC thread? </p>
<p>I don’t mind the personal book at Nordstrom either. When I returned a sweater long after having purchased it, and without a receipt, they were able to quickly locate the record. Fine by me. I must have once mentioned that I’m not interested in being called for sales and special events because I have never, ever, received a targeted mailing or a phone call from Nordstrom. Well, aside from the pink envelope I receive about once a year from the mastectomy bra fitter. Now that’s a department I would have been happy to have avoided!</p>
<p>The most many places I shop at ask is my zip code. I often am willing to share it. Rarely provide my phone number or email. I don’t want their discounts and coupons THAT much.</p>
<p>I just spent two hours at Nordstrom Rack. 
Boy do I hate shopping. Didnt get anything. Some stuff was really gawdawful.
However they have grocery carts~ that I liked.
I knew designer apparel was vanity sized, but since I had never tried on designer shoes, I didn’t realize they were vanity sized too.
What is the point?
People are willing to pay more for a smaller size?
Looped tape kept reminding you that you could go to any SA to get rung up & your receipt would be emailed.
Reminded me of trying to call businesses and while on hold reminded that you could access their website online.
If I could do what I needed to do online, I wouldn’t be sitting on hold!
:rolleyes:</p>
<p>Welcome to the world of interactive shopping. Customers want to learn about deals and use check online pricing while in the store. There is a very dynamic industry that helps customers and … stores. It is a fair battle and one that is exploding. Augmented reality is what many want. And the others can leave their cell at home. </p>
<p>Singling out Nordstrom is silly as this will become universal. Thinking a cell phone is private is even more silly. You are being big dataed, cookied, and triangulated to death.</p>
<p>So Xiggi should the media quit reporting new information because realizing that there is no private behavior is common sense?</p>
<p>Could you rephrase or explain what you are trying to say? Fwiw, I did not write a single word about the reporting by the media.</p>
<p>This is hilarious! I’ve been walking 4 miles through the mall nearly every day all winter, and usually add a loop through both levels of Nordstroms and the other anchor department stores. I imagine them tracking my phone:</p>
<p>10:05 - 10:10 briskly moving through the men’s department, shoes and jewelry.
10:30-10:35 what? again?
10:55-11:00 briskly moving through women’s dresses, juniors, and housewares.
11:25-1130 again? In the opposite direction? </p>
<p>Aaaaand repeat five days in a row.</p>
<p>After several months of this I probably have my own security detail.</p>