Many civilizations have seen the light of the day since times immemorial. Living habits, needs and survival techniques change too. Environments change and humans adjust their lifestyles to usher forward in the world.
With the passage of time, trends are set in all fields, be it Technology, Fashion, Agriculture, Food and the like. Long-range projections of economic, social and environmental trends are regularly used by businesses and political institutions to forecast future usage and trends in the market and society.
The purchasing power of all segments of society has seen a constant increase in spite of inflation gradually rising. Increase in population brought a boom for all manufacturers in all spheres as it increased usage of commodities/items. The basic principle of demand and supply has constantly seen an upsurge.
Is it not amazing to think about life in 2030 and how we would be shopping? Well, I am very excited as i write this post.
Shopping Trends as On Date
The recent years have seen a shift from shopping in markets, stores and malls to online shopping which saves time, effort and unnecessary travel for the sake of shopping. Malls and markets still attract crowds but with advancement in technology and IT innovations, consumer dependence is increasing on shopping though gadgets and online.
Many web sites offer plethora of products and services. But the variety and range of products offered by eBay.in are the best. Let us know a little more about eBay.in
It is an American multinational internet consumer to consumer corporation located in California and manages eBay.in online auction and shopping website in which people and businesses buy and sell a large variety of goods and services.
e bay is the only site which offers product to suit everyone’s pocket. Today, it is the best and most advanced shopping website providing reliable products to the entire satisfaction of purchasers.
Shopping In 2030
The consumers will be living in a world where slow growth, resource scarcity and rising commodity prices will be the norm. People will move towards cities and the rising cost of living will be uniquely distributed across all age groups.
To predict shopping techniques in 2030, it is essential that two aspects be studied in detail:-
Predicted Trends and Innovations in 2030.
How These will Impact People’ Lifestyle.
Predicted Trends And Innovations In 2030
Trends- The following will impact people drastically:-
Food, Energy, Consumer markets and Public services will change- prices will sky rocket
Gap between rich and poor will further increase- affecting pocket of buyer.
10 to 15 percent population will live in poverty.
Unemployment will continue.
Number of people aged over 85 will more than double, and the number aged over 95 will more than quadruple. Most shoppers will be young people.
World population will rise from current 6.9 billion to 8.3 billion- resulting in shortage of commodities.
Primary consumption will increase by 16%- more purchasing power.
Carbon dioxide emissions will increase by 16%- people will be health conscious.
Education will improve- young people more technical oriented.
Developing countries will grow 7 times faster than developed countries- economy boom- more spending power of people.
India will be second among 8 countries whose population will grow beyond 20 million- markets will flourish.
Fresh water crisis will scare people.
Global economic center of gravity will shift towards emerging and developing countries like Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC). Thus, the demand and cost of resources will increase.
Closed-loop economy will set in. Collaborative consumption (using technologies to facilitate ‘sharing, bartering, lending, trading, renting, gifting, and swapping) will be in vogue. It saves people money, time and resource
Increases in the price of oil will affect every house- dependence on alternate source.
Technology will revolutionize homes and dictate lives- increasing use of robotics in the service industry – already familiar in the form of self-service checkouts
Personal services will improve due to Innovations in healthcare, manufacturing and energy generation.
Children will use energy stored in their trainers to power computer games and access social media.
65% people will be using Mobiles and internet- faster online shopping.
High prices in rental sector- buying home difficult.
Small-scale production houses that use 3D printer technologies to ‘print’ household goods and spare parts on demand will do good business.
Robotics surgery will be popular.
Advances in industrial biotechnology and nanotechnology are likely to be radically disrupting the interface between people and technology.
Targeted Digital advertising will boom.
Desktops will be phased out.
Innovations
Energy harvesters will be inserted into human body to power pace-makers and a screening device for lung and breast cancer that can detect cancer cells in a patients’ breath.
Personal machine readable health data which will allow people to monitor their own health.
Bathroom GP is a product-service to be installed in bathroom. It will take biological readings and screens for illnesses as one uses the bathroom. It will check kidney function, glucose levels, digestive health and the presence of viruses and then, suggests changes one might make in order to stay healthy.
The Rechargeable Kids system will assist children to power their gadgets and online games through physical outdoor activity.
Water less Washing machines. Will dramatically reduce water consumption and the cost of laundry.
Robotics will dramatically change lives by carrying out tasks that humans normally do themselves. robots will be used for almost any job in homes, hospitals and workplace. Can anyone imagine a robotic fish equipped with tiny chemical sensors which will act as water pollution police?
Information and Communication Technologies ICT will remain critically important influencing our private and business lives with innovations such as cloud computing and virtual realities.
Small chips implemented in all kind of objects to interconnect with each other and with the Internet. Therefore, objects can be operated by humans from anywhere. The refrigerator will warn when it is low on milk.
Social Media Channels will be deeply integrated into corporate IT.
Technology Impacting Individual Life Style
Food will be delicious and healthy.
Hydrogen Car would steer itself automatically on the highway, while one can plan the next suborbital space trip or continue shopping online.
Real-time language translation would be very common.
Communicative High tech Home-When entering your home in 2030, discreet computerized agents sense needs, monitor environment, and await spoken instructions. All electronic devices are connected, e.g. a message will appear on the wallpaper while one watches favorite 5D movie, to tell that the meal is ready. For working at home, all necessary high-tech appliances for virtual video conferencing, etc. are built in as standard features in a house and in all hotels one stays at.
Carbon Neutral Living- Like all newer buildings, houses will be carbon-neutral. They will be based on organic, climate-adapted architecture for low-emission, recyclable homes, sustainability compliance and solar power usage.
Flat-packed Adaptable Kit Houses. Accommodating the urban middle class, fast and modular housing will be offered either through cheaper, pre-fabricated or flat-packed “kit houses” or in the form of instant roof-top add-on units that maximize existing rooftop space in high-density areas. .
Health And Convenient Meals- Having a quick, organic, ready-made and healthy meal will be tempting. Online shopping will dominate all purchases with a multiple household delivery system via eco-friendly vehicles.
Smart Packaging- The packaging of the food one buys will not only include smart chips for a faster supply chain and automatic check-out, but it will also displays all kinds of new information other than traditional nutritional value and ingredients like extra functional values (e.g. increased level of concentration, help in falling asleep, aiding digestion); carbon and water footprint (i.e. resources used for production of food item); food miles (i.e. distance traveled, local versus imported); and more health-related indicators such as time needed to digest, side effects when consumed with medicines, etc.
Intelligent Transportation. To go on busy motorways, one will have to book a time slot. Cars will be fully tracked via black boxes and GPS, determining insurance premiums and personal vehicle taxes. While most cars still work at least partly with traditional fuels, hydrogen and synthetic fuels will account for an ever increasing share. Nanotechnology that keeps all dirt away from car will pose a serious threat to traditional car washes.
Short fast Trips- Holiday trips will be much shorter and generally taken more frequently, at least 4-5 times a year. Because of supersonic air crafts, one would not have to travel more than five hours to any major destination on earth.
Suborbital Space Travel.-Suborbital space travel will become an affordable reality, One will fly 100 km above the surface of the earth and experience thirty minutes of weightlessness during the three-hour flight, with four hours’ preparation. Among higher-income families, a space trip will become the most popular Christmas present in 2030. Flights could cost as little as USD 3,500.
Languages. Language will no longer be an obstacle to conversation, since real-time language translation service could be accessed anywhere at low cost.
Just Relax- Functional nano materials will be used on self-cleaning windows, in self-cleaning baths and other interior applications to kill germs.
Shopping In 2030
The above technologies and innovations will dictate the kind of shopping to be done and methodology adopted for the same. More and more sophisticated methods of purchases evolving out of excellent developments in technology will be followed.
I have been a shopaholic all my life. eBay will remain my strength for shopping. As always, eBay check, official Google Chrome extension from eBay India will help me select best commodity at cheapest price.
To give you a feel of actual shopping , let me take you into 2030. Just imagine that you have come to visit me from moon via a space craft. Now get ready for some excitement and real time shopping on Planet Earth.
Scene1- Drawing Room- We are watching TV over a drink. It is my birthday. My grand son comes up to me, settles down next to me, fiddles with his minute mobile to get a display of cardigans on the I TV with high definition wide screen scrolling facility, selects one bright color and orders online on eBay.in.Within 10 minutes, a robot delivers the cardigan to me. Look at the speed of delivery. Vast improvement in technology has worked wonders.
Scene 2- Office- I am at work and need some stationary material for my house. I can just place order for all items on either internet, mobile or other digital platform.
Scene 3- Children’s Play Room- Children wish to beef up their room with all high tech facilities. They just buy PCs, game consoles, e Books, Net Books and laptops compatible for 3D games within a minute after selecting brands on the Smart Phones- very interactive and user friendly.
Scene 4- Bedroom- My wife wishes to select a good dress for a social function. She uses e- Signage which will provide in-store interactive marketing, branding as well as virtual worlds. She will be able to chose the dress suiting her measurements in a jiffy.
Scene 5- At a Store- My daughter likes a sari worn by a mannequin.She touches it and instantly the mannequin adjusts as per her measurements showing her all colors and designs in the process. One click and the item is loaded into a cart and onto the mobile for purchase at per convenience. What a stylish way to shop.
Scene 6- Drapers Shop- Me and my friend walking into a drapers shop. He wishes to buy a shirt and a trousers for himself. He just stands in front of a screen and all items as per an individual’s measurements will be shortlisted on mobile screen and on display in the shop. Choice of clothes and colors becomes easy without wasting time and effort. Customized clothing will be the order of the day.
Scene 7-Road Side- My son is walking down the road. Notices a nice coat on display in the shopping window scroll.. He just.points his mobile device(equal to size of bracelets) towards the huge advertisement with bar codes and say “Tag It”. The item will be stored in mobile and can later searched for it’s availability.
Scene 8- Am in a space craft- About to take off on a suborbital trip to USA, suddenly remember to send a bouquet of flowers to a newly wedded couple. I just order it on my smart phone through eBay.in to be delivered in time. Job is done. Wow. Hassle free shopping.
Shopping in 2030 will be real fun and excitement without walking around the malls and stores saving time and effort. here are some more forms of shopping:-
People will buy Smart Phones which will interface everything together, via WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, Camera and Bar code Reader.
Sitting in India, one can buy a product made in Mars and delivery will be effected through e bay.in
Placing orders for foods and grocery while in a hydrogen car will be very easy.
Maximum orders will be placed in houses for Java SE (Android) and Java FX (Java TV) set-top boxes and home media centers.
People would go to malls after being lured by savvy advertisements outside stores.
Virtual shopping will prevail. Friends/Relatives sitting at home can follow digitally some one doing real time shopping.
People will buy those items which have electronic thread IDs installed in them. Thus, other people can tag them for use in future.
The stores would be tech savvy helping people to select commodities with speed as per their choice.
Shopping would be fun with retailers having tagged their items to show up in virtual shopping network- digital merchandising.
A shopper would be able to see head up displays to pull up a data dash board and evaluate different products from a combo meal.
Focus will be on procurement of health services due to increase levels of Carbon dioxide in atmosphere threatening to affect health.
Online contacting hospitals for robotics surgery.
One can speak to staff at the counter in departmental stores in any country in the world since real time language translation will be possible.
People will start buying Flat packed adaptable kit on line to add up rooms on the terrace.
Smart cards will be used for payments.
People will buy only those products which have health warnings and side effects written on the labels.
Conclusion
Shopping can be fun and excitement for those who will do it from Ebay.in. The younger people love to use latest technology and gadgets for shopping whereas, the elderly lot still prefer to go to malls and stores to deliberately select their garments and commodities.
From 2013 to 2030, habits, lifestyle and priorities of people will change but the craze for shopping will never reduce. With everything available 24×7, one can lead a comfortable and satisfying luxurious life amidst the best of facilities of all kind.
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