Yep. The department store model still makes sense in Nordstrom's target price bracket. The whole point of a physical store in the 21st century is that it can provide a hands-on, in-person experience that an online store can't. Nordstrom sells premium products where that kind of experience is worthwhile.
I don't need a physical store to compare two different 6-foot USB cables. I do need a physical store for a suit, or a nice pair of shoes, or cologne.
> I don't need a physical store to compare two different 6-foot USB cables.
i’ve had the opposite experience. the number of times i’ve received knockoff usb cables is crazy. or misleading specs from their amazon “store” pages, cables that just die in a week, usb charging bricks that don’t have the charging power they claim, etc…
sure, amazon exchanged them, but at that point the convenience of ordering online has gone up in smoke.
haven’t had the same problem if i just buy a cable from the local camera shops where they’ve vetted which cables they carry. buy it and it just works.
Huh, I've had much better luck, often buying from shadier places. I've bought a couple dozen cables from $CHINESE_RETAILER and they've all met the listed speed/power specs. I like to think I have an eye for spotting the passable items in an ocean of dropshipped sludge, but I'm not omnipotent. I do have an American brand that I'll order cables from if my money isn't paying for it.
I don't need a physical store to compare two different 6-foot USB cables. I do need a physical store for a suit, or a nice pair of shoes, or cologne.