As the world keeps transitioning away from traditional shopping and moves towards online purchasing, businesses have also started adapting to these transitions. Many companies in the USA are removing steps that might be of any inconvenience to the customer. Just like Amazon delivers the new “Bread Maker 3234, with the optimal Twitter option” to your door, well even groceries stores like Publix delivers groceries to your door. However some companies like Publix have faced difficulties because of the demand and because of the logistics regarding it. Companies like Amazon, Google and Walmart have many branches in different states in United States, therefore its not difficult to have to have multiple supply hubs. The only difficulty is transporting those supplies to the customers that want their product as quickly as possible. This is where drones come into play.
Major companies like Google, Amazon and even Walmart are looking into how drones can give them an advantage over the competition, and it seems like this will be the future. Majority of these companies are doing research and testing different way that they can use drones. Amazon has a drone that can deliver up to 40 pounds (18kg) and they are trying to deliver products in 30 minutes or less. Think about that for a second. You can order an entire outfit to go out that you cannot find at the mall, but was available online on Amazon and have it delivered to you, before the pizza you ordered from Domino’s pizza online arrives. Now that is insane! As well Amazon is proposing to have a certain airspace above our heads (between 60-120 meters) to be clean and only available for “high-speed aerial drones”. Now for societies that require everything to be done at almost break neck speeds this will be useful for many of the populations, especially the lazier and less social ones. But most importantly, the increased amount of drones whipping at high speeds through the air may lead to the closure of retail stores or even malls. Malls in the USA has been closing at an incredible rate, but sure you might be looking at me and saying: “ARE YOU SENILE? YOU SOUNDS LIKE MY GRANDMOTHER! I BET YOU ARE ALSO THE TYPE THAT LIKES READING BOOKS! GO AWAY YOU OLD BAT, BEFORE YOU GIVE ME SHINGLES!” and you maybe right, I might have shingles, but you are not seeing at the entire picture of the situation.
When we were younger we would go to the mall to go shopping, hang out, buy stuff, watch a movie, simply interact with each other in person, and not via social media. But also one thing you might have ignored throughout all that time spent at the mall. The older security cop who needs a job to get a gift for his grandson for Christmas. The 17 year old shop keeper whose first job ever is at stake. The janitor sweeping the floor trying to make ends meet, with a job that most of us would never do, but he is desperate and needs it. The immigrant family who owns and runs the restaurant and is trying to make the best out of this opportunity. Now with the direction that the future is moving towards, all these jobs will be gone. Lost. Forever. As well with the increasing population, jobs will not be easier to find specially for some of the uneducated people, heck is even difficult for the educated ones.
Ordering online and having your “Desperately needed Jimmy Choo shoes, for that party tonight” delivered in 30 minutes via drone, is it truly worth all the potential damage it can cost all of us as society in the long run?
Well what do I know, I might be wrong about this. But what can go wrong? *a drone drops from the sky and hits me on the head*.
http://ecommercenews.eu/amazon-created-6000-new-jobs-europe/
thats a lot of mall security guys…
The thing thats often left out is that we are in transition and its just good that a lot of very simple and non demanding jobs are disappearing. People are forced to develop themselves, get educated. Shop security is a relict and a skillset of the past, replaced by a different job. I just make the simple claim that eCommerce is creating a whole lot of jobs, specifically in logistics and other supporting industries.
Education is the key to prosperity
Well I think this is the future. Looking into sci-fi movies where cars are flying etc it is a nice idea. Also it benefits for customers and can lower cost of storage and transportation for producers. In Poland it might be an icebreaker in case of delivery – Polish Post it’s getting more expensive and time taking and in the similar amount of money products can be delivered fast and safe.
That is super cool!!I believe the price is an issue in the first place, but then it’s gonna be breakthrough!
I prefer traditional way of shopping. I like touch or try the products. I don’t want to spend time and money to return it. But if dron will bring the products to my house and I will have a few minutes to try and make a decision I will make online shopping more frequently.
I totally agree with Natalia. It also depends on the kind of a product, if this is an ordered pizza we’re talking about – great, if this is e.g. groceries or meat I would prefer to choose them on my own and I would buy them in a traditional way.