Wayfind Issue 43
The Store of the Future is Not a Store
The last couple months have seemingly changed everything about stores. Social distancing. Employees behind shields. Customers wearing masks. And how about these stories exemplifying how quickly things have changed:
- Walmart’s app sees record downloads, surpasses Amazon by 20% (TechCrunch)
- Amazon stops accepting new online grocery customers amid surging demand (CNBC)
- Weekly online grocery sales increase for the last 8 weeks straight, including more than 80% for two weeks in mid-March (WSJ)
In this Issue
- The Store of the Future is Not a Store
- 21st Century Grocery: Open for Business
- Restaurant Solutions for Today’s Operators
- How Consumers Are Driving the Future of Healthcare
- Grocery Operations: Your Questions Answered
- WDCast: What’s on the Other Side of This?
- Where Do You Miss Going to Shop?
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