Ever scanned internet in pursuit of an outfit spotted on a stranger at a party last night. You wanna own that piece but you aren’t able to locate the exact store from where it was brought. But now  with the advancement in retail technologies many applications have been developed. Retailers are using various tactics to acquire as well as retain customers.Visa’s new Blippar app may be your answer, a new instant retail app, that enable iOS and Android smartphone users to take photos of passers-by to identify pieces of clothing that appeals to them.


This new retail application may change the the way consumers shop when it comes to fashion product and accessories.Currently, the app is in the trial phase but it sounds interesting to have such an app where you can actually point your phone at a friend’s new outfit, only for the app to recognise and source that outfit in your size, and give you the option of having it sent straight to your home. A word of caution for the app users is that they should always ask for the permission of the person before taking the photo.