Customers aren't stupid. If you have a sophisticated customer who understands that it's much cheaper to transact with you online than it is in the store, retailers can reward that customer with lower prices online, but again, you must make sure that the consumer understands that. As long as the company does a good job of informing the customer that there are price and inventory differences between online and offline, it's fine.
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