{"id":33835,"date":"2013-11-13T01:11:08","date_gmt":"2013-11-13T01:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rafaelfajardo.com\/portfolio\/emergentfutures-its-the-end-of-walmartand\/"},"modified":"2018-12-06T13:17:24","modified_gmt":"2018-12-06T20:17:24","slug":"emergentfutures-its-the-end-of-walmartand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rafaelfajardo.com\/portfolio\/emergentfutures-its-the-end-of-walmartand\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-33835 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/rafaelfajardo.com\/portfolio\/emergentfutures-its-the-end-of-walmartand\/attachment\/33836\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/rafaelfajardo.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/tumblr_mvz1pmVix31qz5ttno1_1280-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/emergentfutures.tumblr.com\/post\/66787619116\/its-the-end-of-walmart-and-mass-market-retail-as\">emergentfutures<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h1><strong>It\u2019s the end of Walmart\u2014and mass-market retail\u2014as you know it<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p class=\"annotatable\">For a long time, having the best supply chain was enough. This is how Walmart became the powerhouse retailer it is: by building the largest, broadest, most efficient system for moving products across the United States. Then along came advanced analytics, which allowed companies to determine what products to suggest next to the product you were already buying, or to provide add-ons that any specific buyer might want, such as free shipping or free bonus products. Amazon mastered this strategy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"anno-right\">\n<div class=\"regular\">\n<div class=\"count\">+<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"annotatable\">Now those techniques have timed out, too. We already know that 3D printing and robotic manufacturing technology can overtake centralized production. But the difference here is that a single company might not emerge to capitalize on these technologies the way singular brands like Walmart and Amazon have in the past. Instead, we are now entering the primacy of design.<\/p>\n<div class=\"anno-right\">\n<div class=\"regular\">\n<div class=\"count\">+<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"annotatable\">From a consumer perspective, this means more products to choose from at better prices, faster delivery, and with greater personalization. But from a retail perspective this is nothing short of revolutionary: the bottom is dropping out of the middle of retailers\u2019 entire business\u2014the part where they produce and provide customers with products.<\/p>\n<p class=\"annotatable\">\n<p class=\"annotatable\">Full Story: <a href=\"http:\/\/qz.com\/144257\/its-the-end-of-walmart-and-mass-market-retail-as-you-know-it\/\">Quartz<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>emergentfutures: It\u2019s the end of Walmart\u2014and mass-market retail\u2014as you know it For a long time, having the best supply chain was enough. This is how Walmart became the powerhouse retailer it is: by building the largest, broadest, most efficient system for moving products across the United States. 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