Prediction
2030: Retail
Retail: While we used to go to stores to get the stuff that we need, we now find that the majority of stuff comes to us via a wide variety of automated, intelligent last mile delivery technologies - delivery bots, automated drones and more. Most homes now have drone pads on their driveways and robotic storage lockers that safeguard the product after...
Retail: While we used to go to stores to get the stuff that we need, we now find that the majority of stuff comes to us via a wide variety of automated, intelligent last mile delivery technologies - delivery bots, automated drones and more. Most homes now have drone pads on their driveways and robotic storage lockers that safeguard the product after delivery. When you actually do go out to get things, your car takes care of much of the process - it has become a shopping cart with credit card payment technology built in. Malls? They've become become museums if not just entertainment hubs - the entire focus for commercial retail real-estate has evolved to logistics hubs, shipment warehouses, drone-ports and more.
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Prediction #5 in 20 Trends into 2030.
Retail: While we used to go to stores to get the stuff that we need, we now find that the majority of stuff comes to us via a wide variety of automated, intelligent last mile delivery technologies - delivery bots, automated drones and more. Most homes now have drone pads on their driveways and robotic storage lockers that safeguard the product after delivery. When you actually do go out to get things, your car takes care of much of the process - it has become a shopping cart with credit card payment technology built in. Malls? They’ve become become museums if not just entertainment hubs - the entire focus for commercial retail real-estate has evolved to logistics hubs, shipment warehouses, drone-ports and more.