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Beyond Technology: How Commerce Will Change in 20 Years

Blue Acorn

Whether you buy on mobile or desktop, if you expect your goods to be at the store within a few hours, the process should be no more difficult than picking up a pizza or Chinese food. Some stores will even offer automated solutions that simply allow an access code to be used as verification and then out pop your items like a vending machine.

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Being an Early Adopter: What Does it Mean for Ecommerce?

Blue Acorn

They banked on the technology hard, fell short, and their IPO likely saw some negative impact as a result. The company also used hype in the form of limited popup vending machines to make the hardware an exclusive to those who could get their hands on them.