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We're just a blink away from a new era of autonomous vehicles, which should make most of this a moot point. For all of these small rural communities, it makes
by aSplash0fDerp 7y ago
We're just a blink away from a new era of autonomous vehicles, which should make most of this a moot point.
For all of these small rural communities, it makes sense for each of the local governments to purchase a fleet of vehicles that offer free shipping to its community from distant urban areas and subsidize on a local level.
The future of bricks-and-mortar (or cinder blocks and cement) is anyones guess, but frictionless delivery strategies could surprise us all with the remedies and solutions to the old-world logistics problems.
- aSplash0fDerp 7y agoIf its the costs that are preventing the consumers from getting the products they desire, the markets should find a way to overcome the obstacles using the new tools and resources available as the come online. I've heard it called a warehouse on wheels, but it will be interesting to see how the delivery economy evolves.
- aSplash0fDerp 7y agoThe karma on this is going up and down today. Dunno what thats all about. Perhaps I'm a little more optimistic about logistics than most, but in all likelyhood, we'll see an exodus from the urban areas that will drive the growth of same day/next day shipping to these smaller communities. That would fix the "retail deserts" explained in the article and in the comments faster than shining up the facade of small town retail and hoping for the best.