Yes, the future is upon us.
The convergence of smartphone technology, social‐media data and futuristic technology such as 3‐D printers is changing the face of retail in a way that experts across the industry say will upend the bricks‐and‐mortar model in a matter of a few years. According to Cyriac Roeding, CEO of Shopkick, a location-based shopping app available at Macy’s, Target and other top retailers, “The next five years will bring more change to....