Thanks to tech, stores are evolving into showrooms
In 2025, a shopper will walk into a store, try on clothes, pick the colors and a clerk will use a handheld device to have those items shipped to the customer's home address.
The store won't have a big inventory of clothes so shoppers won't walk out with big bags. The inventory will be held in a warehouse and then shipped out as if the items were purchased online.
This, according to a report from IBM, is the future of retail.
"We're on the cusp of a lot of change," said Stephen Laughlin, a vice
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