You heard me right.
I said virtual reality shopping.
I hear you. I mean, c’mon, … Walmart?
Who doesn’t love the already incredibly pleasant trip to your local Walmart Supercenter? What, with the overcrowded parking lot, the long lines, the crowds –that make your experience particularly enjoyable?
But c’mon, who doesn’t love the bargains?
Furthermore, where else can we buy a car battery and a frozen pizza in the same place?
Even My Mom, having been somewhat sheltered from the phenomenon, upon her first visit to the famous superstore, adoringly made the observation, “It’s a one stop shop”!
This is interesting, folks.
According to CBINSIGHTS.COM, 2 new patents introduced by Walmart are in the works, signaling the idea to eventually replace much of the brick and mortar, moving to a more comfortable customer experience, and, perhaps equally as important, Walmart might enjoy a huge savings in real estate, and, of course, those pesky employee salaries.
Walmart’s new vision will have you imagine a shopping mall, or a college campus, perhaps even an office building, could be your office building, in which a Walmart “POD” would entice you to share in a “virtual reality” shopping experience, devoid of crowds, long lines and overcrowded parking lots
Picture it.
Virtual reality headsets, sensor gloves, robots in a fulfillment center, monitoring of a customer’s movements, picking and pulling items for immediate delivery, while monitoring inventory, in real time.
Make no mistake. This is not the internet shopping we’ve come accustomed to.
Heck no. Walmart is committed to the fact that they value maintaining a physical presence. Albeit, a virtual one.
Who among us sees a trend here? Heck, I do!
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