Sunday, February 10, 2008
Metro Future Store
In our Retailing Class, our professor introduced a YouTube video describing how technology will be used in the future. Imagine going to the local grocery store and everything is right there from a click of a button to high tech-gadgets. How is this possible? With German radio frequency (RFID) products of technology. These items include a digital grocery list, a portable scanner, navigation system which can locate items in the store, and creative advertising with technology. The future sounds so exciting and I strongly believe it is perfect time for our society to try something like this because technology is the latest trend.
The radio frequency program is IBM based and has been tested and studied by several scientists. In class, this made me very excited because it allowed me to think and take time about all of the things which will be waiting to happen in the next 10-15years.
For the future I would like to suggest a digital grocery list connected to cell phones becuase it is a device several Americans and pretty much all global peopel use.
Other ideas about the future? Please post your ideas on this blog! Someone in our class discussed how they would love to have a refrigerator locate experation dates on certain items in the fridge. I think that this would be a wonderful idea and very helpful.
The paterns of people's lifestyes are going to change becuase of the future. I strongly believe this will be for the very best. Shopping for someone in a retailing store will not be the same. Instead, technology will tell a person's height, exact size, and color favorites and picking out a perfect outfit for your great-aunt, or best friend won't be that hard. I can not wait to see how retailing will change with the latest technology. There is so much to explore.
Elizabeth :)
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Just a thought to add-on... These computers in future stores could also be used for many many many annoying ads. trying to pick out a shirt, and the computer will probably be programmed to ask "do you want this matching jacket? why not? do you want this pair of pants by the same designer? why or why not? do you want these shoes? are you sure? why not?"
Also, I've heard arguments about putting people out of a job and the fact that people won't be greeted with customer service. However, I think this is just a quick opinion. If you think about it, we don't have to get rid of greeters and helpers just because there are computers running around. It will also open up opportunities for tech-savvy workers that are wanting to be in computer repair. People searching for easy jobs will still have opportunity in stock, and also sales associates can find jobs in retrieving pieces for customers so they can fully try on a piece of clothing for feel, rather than just looking in the "smart dressing room"
-Krystal
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