The retailers are not surviving to the old retail models, new techniques are evolving and augmented reality, AI, retail automation helping to push retail market beyond limits. The B&M (brick and mortar) business is backbone will stay experimenting in different ways. The future is ‘intelligence’ for retailers who adapt to the needs of their customers. The merchants who will find innovation 2018 and beyond are the ones that can successfully go forward along with consumers.
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Technological future of retail [location and voice]
Retailers, struggling to connect with their customers, have been trialing new technologies to blend in-store and digital experiences. Interactive kiosks, mobile-friendly websites and transactional apps have become the norm.
Online retail industry and smart help
Since the start of the decade, revenue for the Online Retail & e-Commerce industry has grown at an exceptional rate, outperforming most brick and mortar retail industries. Now a new channel is emerging in the form of smart speakers.