
Virtual shopping
Is virtual reality the end of the physical showroom?
Technology has already irrevocably changed the way people shop, with digital retailers like Amazon causing brick-and-mortar stores everywhere to shudder (and, with depressing frequency, shutter as well). But the click-and-ship model is just the beginning of tech’s retail renovation, with augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) programs quickly becoming standard for big-box stores.