'Tis the season for brick-and-mortar retailers to freak out. Target is rolling out QR codes so shoppers can scan and buy toys on their cellphones. Walmart is dabbling with same-day service while Toys R Us and Best Buy are introducing their own tablet products all in the hopes that consumers won't treat their stores as three-dimensional catalogs for Amazon.
Just as mobile is changing the media and advertising landscape, it's wreaking havoc on retail as well. Showrooming -- the phenomenon in which consumers visit a store and then use their phones to buy items they see on Amazon -- is becoming a major headache.
It's also becoming prevalent. Some 35% of consumers confessed to showroomi…
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