Wednesday, November 10, 2010

The Future of Retail Shopping Q&A's

1.       Negroponte does not explicitly state his thesis anywhere in his article. This would be the thesis statement I would write for this article: The future of retail is at risk with the rise of the digital age.
2.       Nicholas Negroponte’s article focuses on what consumers will be demanding in the future, similar to Norman’s three aspects of design. Negroponte goes into details about why consumers prefer to shop online, such as getting the guarantee that the product will be available online instead of driving to the store.
3.       Negroponte has the overall picture correct but I was surprised he went into detail about food service instead of services such as retail-store online shopping, news publishing service, and etc.
4.       I do not believe there will be no retail in the future. If everyone started relying on shipping products, the streets would be packed with package trucks and it would cost more money (fuel, for example) then just going to the store yourself. I do believe that online shopping will become very popular. For example, movie-renting services such as Netflix and on Demand have caused companies such as Blockbuster and Hollywood Video to declare bankruptcy.  Overall, people like to get out of the house every day, and for many people, that is by going shopping. Going shopping allows you to explore instead of just going online, clicking the mouse a couple times, and sit back down on the couch.

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