Some former online-only retailers are finding there's nosubstitute for in-the-flesh shopping, The New York Times reports.Stores like Piperlime, a Gap unit, and Bonobos have openedstores recently, and other sites like EBay and Etsy are testingtemporary stores.

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As they go back to the traditional model, however, these onlinestores are operating as leaner operations, the Times reports, withless staff and inventory, which could signal a new efficient modelfor some stores in the future.

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