World's 1st Virtual Store opens in South Korea

World’s first Virtual shopping centre has opened in Korea and is directed to cater for smartphone users.

All the shelves are displayed are  LCD screens .Users chooses to touch the desired item on the LCD screen and checkout at the counter in the end to have all ordered items packaged in bags.

Another variant of this incredible shopping technology is scanning of barcodes of products to order from the smartphone app.

Customers  simply scan the barcode with their smartphone (after downloading the app) and the item is placed in their online shopping cart. Once they’ve paid, they simply drive home and the items they bought are delivered to them right away. They can even schedule a later delivery if they aren’t going straight home. If you’ve purchased a product in the past and you simply want to order it again, you don’t have to physically visit the virtual store. You can just go into your smartphone app and order it via the product’s barcode.

The Video below explains the above concept in an excellent fashion

Shoppers scan barcodes of products which are displayed at the Homeplus store located in a Seoul subway station. Featuring about 500 items including food, electronics, office supplies and toiletries. 

According to a spokeswoman for Homeplus..."You place an order when you go to work in the morning and can see the items delivered at home when you come home at night.")

The Major advantage  of this process is that consumer doesn’t need to wait near the virtual store to place the order.

Suppose  you want to order replacements of a bottle of water that you have in your hand, you don’t have to stop by the subway station's store. You just have to scan the bottle’s barcode with the Homeplus app., and then the products are delivered later to home or office.

This revolutionary technology is expected to challenge and spread across various developed countries with high smartphone usage and internet density providing innovative and mesmerizing shopping experience for the insatiable appetite of the 21^st century shopaholics.