Walmart and Nordstrom are Building Stores that don’t sell Anything
It looks like a normal Walmart with everyday items inside, however, customers aren’t allowed inside. Traditional brick-and-mortar stores alone are not enough to stay ahead in the digital era. America’s…
MIAMI, FL – FEBRUARY 19: Walmart employee Yurdin Velazquez pushes grocery carts at a Walmart store on February 19, 2015 in Miami, Florida. The Walmart company announced Thursday that it will raise the wages of its store employees to $10 per hour by next February, bringing pay hikes to an estimated 500,000 workers. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
(Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)It looks like a normal Walmart with everyday items inside, however, customers aren't allowed inside.
Traditional brick-and-mortar stores alone are not enough to stay ahead in the digital era. America's shoppers want convenient, hassle-free experiences.
Walmart and Nordstrom are building physical stores that don't actually sell anything. The two retailers are creating small hubs in big cities and dense suburban areas for shoppers to retrieve their online grocery and clothing orders. These new locations give them access to shoppers who want their stuff in a hurry without going to regular big-box stores or waiting around for home delivery.
Earlier this month, Walmart opened Walmart Pickup Point, a 40,000 square-foot prototype store outside of Chicago in Lincolnwood, Illinois, to cater to customers' online pickups and deliveries. Customers drive up to the site to designated parking spots, and a Walmart worker will load up their trunk with their order.
You can read more about the new Walmart Pickup here.
