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>> what we've seen by having a space for us to host, we've been able to connect with so many people that we would never otherwise have been able to connect with. >> it's a perfect way to showcase the products for people who may not have ever walked into the store. >> people go upstairs and know they're not going to be sold to, but they're reminded of all the beautiful things we make. >> for both m. gemi and parachute, most customers still find them for the first time online. but if things keep going the way they're heading, the old-school, in-person experience with a modern twist is going to c...

We've created this super consumer. what that means is they buy more when they come to the store. they return less. they frequent our website more often after. >> founder of home essentials brand parachute also started her company online in 2014. >> we were able to reach a lot of people and overcome those geographic constraints you can't on the internet and collect a lot of information about our customers, not in a creep ey wa but in the really important way. >> but similar to m. gemi, the data showed customers wanted the option of a more hands-on approach. two years after its start, parachute ...

We've created this super consumer and what that means is they buy more when they come to the store. they return less. they frequent our website more often, after. >> founder of home essentials brand pair schut also started her company online in 2014. >> we were able to reach a lot of people and overcome those geographic constraints that you can on the internet and collect a lot of information about our customers not in a creepy way but in the really important way. >> but similar to m. gemi the data showed that customers wanted the option of a more hands on approach. so two years after its star...

>> we knew that buying footwear online could be tricky. so we had to remove every hurdle that we could in an effort to try to get men and women to try us for the first time. >> so they opened their first store front in 2016. in the heart of new york's soho neighborhood. with a second boston location in 2017. from the outside, m. gemi may look like a typical store but the experience is far from typical. >> it's not transactional. you don't walk in and say i need that shoe and you're in and out. >> there's no cash register in sight. and you can't walk out with your purchases. this isn't a store....

By american express open, helping you get business done. hi everyone, i'm j.j. ramberg and welcome to your business, the show dedicated to growing your business. small business saturday is only a couple of weeks away, and small retailers across the country are gearing up their marketing plans to get customers through their doors. but that's an issue even big retailers have been struggling with. we met two online companies who say the problem isn't that people aren't shopping, it's that businesses are stuck in the old way of doing things when shopping patterns have changed. both m. gemi and p...