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es will tail off as we begin to shop. 70 percent of Ameri- cans will hit the stores in search of that lost feeling of “the treasure hunt” What will be different is SKU reduction and inventory in stores. We can try things on again and have that item delivered same day or next. Retail employees will actually be helpful as they invite us into a different envi- ronment, one mixed with the warm human aspect and a technological self-serve system that helps us understand what we are purchasing We will not be left alone as retail MUST create a new and inviting experience for us to feel safe, secure and welcomed to the new experience. “Our new shopper will actually have more time to shop. The kids will be back in school and she will no longer be commuting hours to and from work and thus, the retail environment will become a thirst-quenching destination for her. Gone will be the blocky structures of displays and fixtures needed to get us in and out of stores as we for- aged for essentials. What will take their place will be soft and inviting shapes of fixturing and displays to help create a “wow” factor in the new retail environment. More use of experiential technology will be needed for those who refuse help from the inviting retail store employees. QR codes will come back in vogue as beacons for information and product demonstration. Vibrant and tasteful signage will be abundant and needed to guide the new shopper though the hunt and assure her that she is safe and secure as she hunts for her fill. “We will once again get to enjoy the brave new world!” CAL BOX Santa Fe, Springs, California: John Widera and Chris Wide- ra report, “Despite changing the way regulated work gets
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done, liberal leaning California is like a home with a fresh coat of paint but a crumbling foundation. It may look pretty, but underneath the glitz, the structural problems are sobering. Liberty is withering in this serfdom. “As in previous tech-led Silicon Valley recoveries, the state of Cal-
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ifornia depended largely on the innovation and start-ups from the interconnected venture capital community. Now the black swan event of COVID-19 has taken the economy hostage, along with manufacturing speed- ing up its migration out of Califor- nia. According to the Associated Press, ‘Gripped by the accelerat- ing viral outbreak, the U.S. econ- omy is also under pressure from persistent layoffs, diminished in- come and nervous consumers, whose spending is needed to drive a recovery from the pandemic.’ CONTINUED ON PAGE 32 Chris Widera
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