Future Trends in Physical Stores

                                        
For years, online and offline stores have been warmly welcomed by a great number of consumers. With the rapid development of e-commerce, physical stores have faced a series of challenges. The below article will have a brief analysis of the future trends of physical stores.  


Store experience becomes increasingly important
 
Though online stores seize some resources from offline ones, physical stores are still promising. Some changes are needed to keep their advantages. 
 
Enhance a store experience is a good option. Currently, plenty of stores have showcased their products, technology and information by providing experience areas, which has received great responses from consumers. 
 
Consumers nowadays tend to choose convenient and attentive services. Some convenient services such as online payment together with offline shopping and delivery are also a good choice. 


Change the mode of the store as a distribution center
 
Large retailers such as Macy's are one of the pioneers who deliver goods to consumers from their physical stores. 
 
It is certainly a good solution for fast delivery. However, there still exist some problems. Inventory, employee amount, workloads and other factors may cause problems. Therefore, it is of great importance to change this kind of mode and think about new solutions. 


Second-hand economy
 
Consumers not only buy new arrivals online but also resale their second-hand things. As a matter of fact, an increasing number of consumers are tending to consider the resale value of products before buying them.