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by KamelAufAbwegen 3107 days ago
For clothing I don't like the online trend much. But already today a lot of stores have a much smaller choice than years ago. So sometimes customers are forced to buy online, because stores just don't have it anymore.
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I really like mixed-mode stores for clothing: try things on in person, and order online. Bonobos follows this model, and it’s great: they can have one article in store in every size for every line, and one of each color or pattern. But they don’t need both: I can see what fits the best, they can keep their store well organized and easy to find what I want, and I know what I’m getting is what I wanted, without wasting a ton of time trying to find the exact size/color matches in a giant pile of clothes.
I too find it frustrating that you can have 20 or more options of plain grey trousers yet none of them available in the size you want.

I should add that my size is the most common, hence often sold out first.