Can Tech Save Brick-And-Mortar Retail?

by MR Magazine Staff

You would have to be living under a rock to have avoided the stories proclaiming the retail apocalypse that has hit the U.K. and U.S. over the last couple of years. So, far this year over 4,300 stores have been earmarked for closure in the U.S. alone. People proclaim that the offline retail is dying and there is nothing we can do to stop this decline, but with only 10% of sales being generated online in the U.S. in 2018, bricks and mortar stores still play a vital role. But that’s not to say they don’t have to adapt and change their propositions to suit the modern day consumer and their ever-changing needs, especially in urban locations. Read more at Forbes.