08-19-2016, 09:42 AM
Considering that you need room for people to walk around it, plus space to present it in an uncluttered manner
You also have to be open during certain hours, and carry liability insurance in case people hurt themselves on your premises. Customers also need to spend time and energy transporting themselves to the location, and you have to provide somewhere for them to park their cars...
That's why I keep saying that ground-based retail with in-person transactions is obsolete.
At the other end of the spectrum, Amazon has discovered that they can increase the density of their warehouses with automation: robots don't need as much space to pick merchandise.
A 7-11 (somewhere on the mainland) has already successfully tested drone delivery over a 1-mile radius.
You also have to be open during certain hours, and carry liability insurance in case people hurt themselves on your premises. Customers also need to spend time and energy transporting themselves to the location, and you have to provide somewhere for them to park their cars...
That's why I keep saying that ground-based retail with in-person transactions is obsolete.
At the other end of the spectrum, Amazon has discovered that they can increase the density of their warehouses with automation: robots don't need as much space to pick merchandise.
A 7-11 (somewhere on the mainland) has already successfully tested drone delivery over a 1-mile radius.