She took a back seat as customers inspected her creations, letting her assistants do the talking.
One recent afternoon, as customers inspected the perfume boxes stacked nearly to the ceiling and haggled with his clerks over prices, Mr. Afzal talked about the life of a local perfume dealer.
Microsoft lets big customers inspect its code, but the firm also raises questions about whether open-source programs infringe others' intellectual property.The company is moving into services with things like Office Live, a set of additional services to help small businesses set up websites, and Windows Live, which provides online features.
However, few studies have addressed the problem of determining the number and location of repair facilities where returned products from retailers or end-customers were inspected, repaired, and refurbished for redistribution.
A customer can inspect a seating chart, or browse through a listing of all events at a particular site or on a particular date, which encourages impulse purchases.
She attributed that success so far to zeroing in on the luxury market, taking possession of consigners' products and focusing on trust above all else, by ensuring that every item that The RealReal sells to a customer has been inspected and authenticated before it gets shipped out the door.
Microsoft, despite its hatred of open-source, now allows certain large customers to inspect its source code, though not to share or modify it.
Starting in 1869 the store launched the novel idea of displaying its wares for customers to inspect with price tags attached.
Following the lead of many bricks-and-mortar outfits, eBay recently launched a pop-up in New York where customers could inspect items before ordering them from kiosks.Shoppers are increasingly looking for an "experience" when they go to stores, says Jack Anderson of Hornall Anderson, a branding and marketing firm, and are no longer interested in purely "transaction-based bricks and mortar stores".
The acquisition allows Airware to concentrate on the insurance vertical where it helps State Farm and other customers with inspecting roofs, residential claims management, and commercial underwriting.
