Technology Ever Changing

In today's times technology is ever changing. Have you ever thought about a better way to grocery shop? If your really think about it, isn't inefficient for grocery stores to store their products in several different locations? The stores would be able to save money, energy, and space by housing everything in a central location. If this was made into a reality, the question still remains of how to make the product accessible to the consumer.

The world's first ever virtual grocery store opened in Korea last summer. The consumer can see the items on the shelves as if they were in the grocery store. If an item where to catch the consumer's eye they would not grab the item off the shelf. If they wanted to purchase it, they would simply scan the barcode with their smartphone. After the item has been scanned it is placed into the virtual shopping cart (online shopping cart). Done shopping? Pay for your items and they are shipped promptly to your door. Not planning on going straight home? The consumer is able to schedule  when they would like their items delivered. If the consumer has previously purchased an item they simply order it again without have to physical be in the virtual store.

Let's hope that the virtual grocery stores come to the states. Just think you would not have to worry about standing in lines, no more price checks, no more pushing a cart with a squeaky wheel, loading and unloading the car, and no more worrying about shopping carts denting your vehicle. New York would be a great place to test the success of the stores.