End Of Online Shopping, The: The Future Of New Retail In An Always Connected World : World Scientific Publishing : 9789813274761 : 981327476X : 29 Jul 2018 : Retail is going through difficult times and is suffering the consequences of both the economic crisis and the digitization of society. Fundamentally, there is a bigger problem: stores cannot keep up with the changing behavior of customers who are connected 24/7, customers for whom there is no distinction between online and offline. The End of Online Shopping: The Future of New Retail in an Always Connected World describes how the smart, the sharing, the circular, and the platform economy are shaping a new era of always connected retail. Retailers urgently need to innovate if they want to stay relevant in a world dominated by marketplaces and sharing platforms. The book contains inspiring examples from different industries ? which include the usual suspects such as Amazon, Alibaba, and Google, but also local startups ? and covers a