Big retailers also started to show more interest in search engines last year.
Now, Japanese retailers are starting to buy directly from manufacturers.
The retailers started looking anywhere they could for those items.
Already, some retailers are starting to use online shopping behavior to guide the way they design and stock their stores.
But retailers and others might be starting to crack the code.
Specialty tea houses and retailers also started to pop up during this period.
Its retailers bought more Levi's and started selling them for less, $28.
When regional retailers start giving the street a second look, landlords will be surprised to get the call.
We have a way to go before retailers actually start reducing prices overall.
But some big retailers are starting to explore their options.