But they are now used to store high-value items such as paintings, precious stones, gold and antiquities for indefinite time periods.
It even went a step further and envisioned offering a "trust" score to retail stores that would flag which individuals walking around its store could be trusted with high value merchandise and which security should follow closely.
In the Pelham Parkway section of the Bronx, Olinville Arms also caters largely to law enforcement, a clientele that, from the looks of the store, does not place a high value on décor.
"With the loyalty of fans, game developers realized a well-known, officially licensed IP/brand will help them easily attract IP fans and get promoted in the app store and potentially acquire more high value users," Umeng wrote.
Additionally, it was found that the MA CoCu alloys showed corrosion rates higher than those in as-cast alloys, which is attributed to the high value of stored energy presented in MA alloys as a result of the severe plastic deformation during ball milling.
(The chain allows Apple Pay purchases online, though not at its stores). According to the Wall Street Journal, more than three-quarters of the fraudulent purchases have been made at Apple's own retail stores -- perhaps unsurprising, given the high value of the company's merchandise.
Developing shopper trends include buy online, return in-store (BORIS), browse in-store on mobile, buy online (BIMBO) and high value offline, lapsed online.
Across England, looters appeared attracted to fashion retailers and stores containing high-value goods – the electrical store Currys was a common target, as were jewellery shops.
People put high value on the ability to walk to a store, school, work or public transportation.
That is, the (comparatively) small amounts of data captured and stored – sales figures, payroll, scientific results, etc. -- has been of high value, easy to capture, and increasingly accessible.
