Internet Retail exhibition - highlights
Some very nice sites that I saw yesterday (thanks to Scene 7 for the details)
http://www.gucci.com/uk/index2.html
A DHTML storefront with NO FLASH and a very nice experience. Try comparing 2 handbags to see what I mean.
http://shawfloors.com/TryOnaFloor.aspx?mode=gallery
A heavy but powerful Flash storefront, powered by Scene 7 (who Adobe just bought) which allows you to swap floor covering, fabrics, and a bunch of other things, using a very nice layering technique.
http://www.oli.co.uk/
Fashion site - check out the Look Book at the bottom of the home page, which allows you to mix and match, resize and combine items in a very nice way.
First prize for a corporate slogan goes to the company (who I won’t name) who said they were all about “data sharing for maximum profit”. In other words, they make as much money as possible by selling your data to other people. As a strap-line, it left me wondering…
