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Imagine a world where Suzie finds virtual shoes she likes on her friend’s social networking page. She buys the same shoes for her profile and decides she would like them for real. During a break at work, she visits a store, tries on the shoes, buys them and gets them delivered to her home.

This is just one of many scenarios for the year 2020, but the chances are that we will all become more used to making purchases in different ways in the near future. The future is not so easy to predict, but the megatrends that ultimately determine these changes are already with us. We know that technology, the environment, globalization and demographic changes are all influential factors, not only in retail.

Integrated logistics solutions specialists, Swisslog, is delivering an automated warehouse solution for online retailer Ocado.

Swisslog’s AutoStore system will provide Ocado’s new non-food DC in Hertfordshire with automated storage, handling and picking facilities.

Established in 2000, the Ocado group is one of Britain’s leading online supermarkets offering customers a simple and convenient alternative to old-fashioned supermarket shopping. The business has grown rapidly, supplying over 20,000 product lines, notably from the Waitrose and John Lewis Partnership, servicing over 70% of British households.