NEW YORK CITY — Quick, picture the store of the future. What do you see?
Holographs, AI booths, and touch screens? Omnichannel spaces that maximize both the shopping experience and digital-order fulfillment? Flying, robotic salespeople? Well, Albert Vita, Home Depot`s in-store experience and visual merchandising director, thinks we should all take a deep breath.
RSK: I think Vita has hit this subject on the nose. Things run their course and the minute you set something up it starts becoming obsolete. Adaptability is a key factor rather than rushing in. Thinking this might be WeWork`s future problem. Ken Notes: Of course HD and Menards are in the group of retailers least affected by online retail. When Amazon figures out how to sell and deliver Washer and Dryers it will be a different story. I love this analogy because Sears was the very first to figure this out, then they forgot what their advantage was... | ||
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