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John Vary

The ideal shopping experience: can technology deliver?

December 25, 2019December 10, 2015 by Editorial Team

Virtual-reality shops, magic dressing room mirrors, 3D printing … the choice for consumers is huge, but can technology alone create a retail Utopia?

Categories Business, Design, Gifts, Hi Tech Tags Andy Harding House of Fraser, app for independent retailers, Article, Depop, Features, Future of advertising, Guy Cheston, Harrods, harrods near-field communication technology, House of Fraser, John Lewis, John Lewis company, John Lewis firm, John Vary, Media & Tech Network, media sales director at Harrods, near-field communication technology, Notonthehighstreet, sensory retail experience, Sponsored features, virtual reality headsets, virtual reality headsets company, virtual reality headsets experiments, virtual reality headsets in retail, virtual shopping catalogue, website for independent retailers, website for independent sellers

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