The year ahead will see an increasing focus on experience and technology but that doesn’t just mean introducing a raft of new products, according to South Korean retail giant Lotte Department Store’s research team for retail trends.

 

The team said “the key would be how successfully retailers provide new shopping experiences while catering to the increasingly segmented needs of consumers.”

 

Following are the few examples:

Virtual reality experiences like the eBay/Myer VR department store launched earlier this year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Harrods+FENDI popup stores

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amazon warehouse-Amazon’s brave new delivery world could mean floating warehouses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amazon shopping