3. STEVE JOBS USED TO SAY THAT CREATIVITY IS
JUST CONNECTING THINGS
THAT’S WHAT APPLE DID WITH THE IPHONE,
THEY PUT TOGETHER A LARGE NUMBER OF
TECHNOLOGIES AND MADE THEM WORK
TOGETHER IN A VERY SMART WAY.
4.
5. THE SAME GOES WITH COMMERCE TODAY
TECHNOLOGY IMPLEMENTATION IS WHAT IS
DRIVING THE CHANGE IN RETAIL NOW
AND MAKING THOSE TECHNOLOGIES WORK
TOGETHER IN A SMART WAY, IS WHAT WILL
DEFINE THE WINNERS AND THE LOSERS OF
TOMORROW’S RETAIL
9. INTELLIGENCE CAN BE BOTH LOGICAL AND
EMOTIONAL
RETAIL IS GETTING SMARTER IN THOSE TWO
DIFFERENT WAYS
YOU MAY HAVE HEARD OF THE THEORY OF MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES (HOWARD
GARDNER), THE IDEA THAT WE HAVE DIFFERENT TYPES OF INTELLIGENCE.
DANIEL GOLEMAN (AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGIST – 1995 BEST SELLER) THEORIZED THE
IMPORTANCE OF THE EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE ALONGSIDE THE LOGICAL
INTELLIGENCE
12. LOGICAL INTELLIGENCE: FRICTIONLESS
COMMERCE TREND (CONVENIENCE)
EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE: EMOTIONAL
COMMERCE TREND
FINALLY WE WILL FOCUS ON THE EVOLUTION OF
SECURITY AS A BY-PRODUCT OF THOSE TWO
TRENDS
14. CONVENIENCE :
WHEN YOU THINK OF RETAIL TODAY YOU CAN
IDENTIFY A LOT OF UNPLEASANT ASPECTS TO
IT, A LOT OF FRICTION (LIMITED NUMBER OF
PRODUCTS / OF INFORMATION / STAFF / TIME
CONSUMING ASPECTS LIKE QUEUING …)
ONLINE AND INSTORE MERCHANTS ARE
WORKING TOWARDS A FRICTIONLESS
COMMERCE
16. IN STORE OR ONLINE, THE EVER GROWING USE
OF TECHNOLOGIES AND THEIR OPTIMIZED
INTEGRATION ALLOWS US TO SHOP IN EVERY
SITUATION ALMOST MAGICALLY
ONE KEY ELEMENT : INTEGRATING THE
SHOPPING ACT IN THE NATURAL JOURNEY OF
THE CUSTOMER / LIMIT THE DISTANCE BETWEEN
THE REALIZATION OF A NEED AND A COMMERCE
SOLUTION
18. FOR INSTANCE. WHERE AND WHEN DO YOU
REALIZE FIRST YOU NEED TO BUY LAUNDRY
DETERGENT ?
THIS IS WHY YOUR HOME IS BECOMING A STORE
YOU CAN SCAN OR REGISTER BY VOICE WHAT
YOU WANT IN YOUR SHOPPING LIST
THEN CHECK OUT FROM THE SITE OR THE APP
28. AI IS THE NEXT FRONTIER OF AMBIENT RETAIL
ESPECIALLY IN SMART HOMES (CAN USE THE TV
TO DISPLAY PRODUCTS)
GOOGLE ASSISTANT IS THE NEXT GENERATION
« GOOGLE NOW »
ALEXA ALREADY ALLOWS YOU TO ADD
SOMETHING TO YOUR SHOPPING LIST (LIKE YOU
DO WITH DASH) OR TO ORDER A UBER
SAMANTHA FROM THE MOVIE HER / JARVIS
FROM IRON MAN
30. HOW CAN WE BRING THE SAME TYPE OF CONVENIENCE AND
INTELLIGENCE IN THE STORE : AGAIN THROUGH TECHNOLOGY
YOU KNOW RFID FROM THE SECURITY TAGS THAT ARE MAKING THE SHOPS
SECURITY GATES RING
RADIO-FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID) USES ELECTROMAGNETIC
FIELDS (LOW FREQUENCY) TO AUTOMATICALLY IDENTIFY AND TRACK TAGS
ATTACHED TO OBJECTS. THE TAGS CONTAIN ELECTRONICALLY STORED
INFORMATION. PASSIVE TAGS COLLECT ENERGY FROM A NEARBY RFID
READER'S INTERROGATING RADIO WAVES
IT NOW SERVES FOR LOGISTIC / INVENTORY WITH TAGS DIRECTLY
INTEGRATED IN CLOTHES : DECATHLON / CELIO
BUT IT ALLOWS TO BUILD AN ECOSYSTEM AROUND THE TECHNOLOGY
32. FOR EXAMPLE, THE CONNECTED FITTING ROOM
THAT KNOWS WHAT CLOTHES YOU ARE ABOUT TO
TRY
LIQUID EXPECTATIONS : WHEN CUSTOMER
EXPERIENCES SEEP OVER FROM ONE INDUSTRY TO
AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT INDUSTRY
(TRANSPORTATION UBER / FASHION REBECCA
MINKOFF)
RALPH LAUREN FIFTH AVENUE MANHATTAN STORE
WORKS ALSO WITH RFID. ZARA IS ALSO
CONSIDERING USING THE TECHNOLOGY
36. THE TECHNOLOGY COULD EVEN ALLOW TO BUY
PRODUCTS WITHOUT HAVING TO GET THEM OUT
OF YOUR BAG
LIQUID EXPECTATION : NO NEED TO QUEUE LIKE
IN E-COMMERCE
38. ANOTHER WAY OF LIMITING QUEUING : AFTER A
TEST IN SPAIN ZARA SELF CHECK-OUT IS NOW
AVAILABLE IN THE UK.
CLOSE TO THE FITTING ROOMS THEY ALLOW A
MORE SPONTANEOUS SHOPPING
LESS WAITING TIME (BUT MORE TRANSACTIONS
AT THE SAME TIME DURING RUSH HOUR)
44. THE CASH REGISTER IS BECOMING SMART
ITSELF AND CAPABLE OF COMMUNICATING WITH
THE CUSTOMER SMARTPHONE
A SERIES OF SENSORS, BACKED UP BY
BLUETOOTH AND WI-FI CONNECTIVITY, CAN
IDENTIFY WHERE THE USER IS, AND THEN
PROVIDE INFRASTRUCTURE TO MAKE THE
PAYMENTS
51. PAYMENT OUTSIDE THE COUNTER
IT USES A POINT-OF-SALE ATTACHMENT FOR THE IPOD
TOUCH THAT ADDS A MAGNETIC STRIPE READER,
BARCODE SCANNING FUNCTIONALITY, AND MORE.
APPLE’S UPGRADE TO THE IPHONE 5S FOR EMPLOYEES
BRINGS NEW FEATURES VIA AN UPGRADED POINT-OF-
SALE SLED THAT ADDS IN RFID CAPABILITIES AS WELL
AS CHIP AND PIN CARD READING FUNCTIONALITY AND
IMPROVEMENTS FOR PASSBOOK SCANNING.
NOW AN APP THAT CAN BE USED BY CUSTOMERS FOR
SELF CHECK OUT / NO INTERACTION WITH STORE STAFF
55. APPLE > IBEACON
IBEACONS AT 22 MONOPRIX
NO NEED TO BRING COUPONS
IT’S PREDICTED THAT BEACONS WILL DOUBLE
THIS YEAR AND GROW TO 400 MILLION UNITS BY
2021
CF ABI RESEARCH
57. GOOGLE NEARBY
GOOGLE INTRODUCED NEARBY APIS WHICH WILL
ENABLE DEVICE-TO-DEVICE COMMUNICATION AND
BLUETOOTH LOW ENERGY BEACONS FOR
EVERYWHERE YOU MAY GO
GOOGLE WANTS TO CONNECT THE WORLD,
ALLOWING FOR EASIER ACCESS TO INFORMATION
BY ANYONE WHO OWNS A SMARTPHONE
62. COUNTING HOW MANY CUSTOMER HAVE
ENTERED THE SHOP / TIME SPENT / NUMBER OF
PRODUCTS TOUCHED
WHICH ARTICLES ARE CONSIDERED BUT NOT
BOUGHT (PRICING ISSUES)
68. ALSO PART OF THE AUGMENTED SELLER TREND
WITH THEIR IPOD SEPHORA STAFF MEMBERS
CAN ACCESS INFORMATION THAT YOU HAVE
SHARED WITH THEM (SKIN TYPE / HAIR …) AND
CAN REVIEW YOUR PREVIOUS PURCHASES
70. PART OF THE TRUE SELF TREND : SOPHISTICATED
PREDICTIVE TECHNOLOGIES HELP CONSUMERS
UNLOCK A DEEPER SENSE OF SELF FOR IMPROVED
PERSONALIZATION
CUSTOMERS PUT ON A HEADSET THAT USES A
SINGLE SENSOR ON THE FOREHEAD TO MEASURE
BRAIN ACTIVITY AS PEOPLE WATCH SHORT VIDEO
CLIPS THAT REPRESENT DIFFERENT MOODS. THE
TECHNOLOGY’S ALGORITHM EMPLOYS METRICS TO
MEASURE THE USER'S RESPONSE AND TRIES TO
MATCH A DESIGN WITH THE USER’S MOOD
81. A PIPES AND CAPSULES SYSTEM TO DELIVER
PRODUCTS BOUGHT ON DIGITAL TERMINALS
DIGITAL SHOPPING TERMINALS, PIPES AND
CAPSULES THAT DELIVER PRODUCTS AND, FOR
THE MORE APPREHENSIVE, YOU CAN STILL
SHOP NORMALLY WHILE SURROUNDED BY A
#FUN, #ROBOTIC AND #FANTASTIC
ATMOSPHERE!
89. STORE AS A VENUE
SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY ENABLES THE
LIVESTREAMING OF EVENTS INTO THE STORE
RFID IS WOVEN INTO SELECTED APPAREL AND
ACCESSORIES, TRIGGERING BESPOKE
MULTIMEDIA CONTENT RELEVANT TO THE
PRODUCTS
STORE ASSOCIATES USE IPAD APPS THAT
PROVIDE PURCHASE HISTORY AND CUSTOMER
PREFERENCES TO ENABLE A TAILORED
SHOPPING EXPERIENCE