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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2011
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I recently heard about a new kind of "smart" store that was making its debut in Seolleung station here in Seoul. The location is nothing but a short bike ride from my flat, so I decided to roll on over and take a look for myself.
Homeplus, jointly owned by Tesco and Samsung, is the second largest retailer in South Korea. They are billing the venture as a "fourth generation" store. The official name is Homeplus Smart Virtual Store, and they say it is the first store of its kind in the world.
Seolleung station is in the heart of the Gangnam business district. Its a very wealthy and affluent part of town filled with tall buildings, ritzy hotels, clubs and shops. That being said, Seolleung station itself is rather unassuming. It looks much the same as any other subway station, with various venders littering the passageways between exits. I assume the reason for the placement of the virtual store in Seolleung lies in the fact that it is a transfer station, linking the inner-city green line and the yellow line that runs to the heavily populated Bundang district of Seongnam...
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I'm an American living here in Korea. I feel this is a good system in certain situations. If you are buying grocerys online I don't recommend it, because they won't always bring you fresh stuff. But like electronics and other items, you could have them at your house the very same day your ordered it, just a few hours after clicking the button, best buy or anywhere else don't have that good of service. This is great if you want to do some quick shopping on the go.
for those of you who say this is dumb and 2 hours is too long to wait...
people in korea travel on the subway every single day. The station this is located is very smartly located: lot of people come through this station because of business buildings or for transferring purposes. on top of that, going home can usually take a while, especially on the subway. 2 hours is not at all long when you're going home
It's not a waste of space. I actually enjoy the idea of picking a shipping date, instead of the standard " 5-7 business days "
To ppl that say why. Y not home shopping: this store is located in the subway station. They can shop on their way home so that when they get home, they get their products delivered within 2 hours since they check out.
I have hear before about the Smart Virtual Store, but i haven't seen it in action unite i saw you video. Thxx
makes sense to have that in a subway, kind of awesome actually, walking through and its like "omg i forgot i needed [item]" scan, and delivered in 2 hours =D awesome!
Ppl see the video again most of your questions can be answered by it. This is ideal for a commuter who does not want to go to a grocery after a long day, with this they can just go straight home and have their grocerys waiting w/o having to lug around bags through hordes of ppl. This is not meant to replace brick and mortar establishments but as an alternative. And most of the products that will be sold will already be familiar thereby eliminating the need for the touch and smell factor.
for those people who could not understand. the concept behind putting up these stuffs on subways, is because a lot of people are in hurry specially those who were working that instead of going to the supermarket (which will take you some time), it's nicer to save time and have some rest while waiting your product to be delivered at home... it's much more efficient isn't it?
and why bash these innovative stuffs, if it's your liberty to choose to use this or to go to the supermarket.. lol
@MarkC538 Well, because.. this is not a market that people come to specifically to buy groceries... this is a subway station, where millions of people use everyday to get to and from work/school wherever.. to be able to grab a few things before you go to work, and have them delivered to your door by the time you get home is efficient. This is just a way for people to spend there time better, while commuting. Of course, if you're at home and you want to buy groceries you go to the regular stores.
@Toedoog no it doesn't. just hover your phone over it and it get's added to your shopping cart. He was just buying multiple items. besides, subways in seoul have heavy traffic and millions of people use public transport everyday so it's more convenient to pick up a few things so you'll have it by the time you get home.
Really cool idea.
@MarkC538 of course this isn't meant to replace everything. Like I said, it makes the idle time inbetween commuting more efficient. This works in Korea because it is the most wired country in the world. So yes, it's not going to work in other places, where as you said, are smaller and less populated. Check out my "Journey to Seoul" video on my channel and you'll get the feel of how Seoul is like. Let me know what you think.
@bhuvansimpy007 True, true. I see your point, but it's also pretty convenient. There's no hassle of carrying the groceries around when you can just have it later when you get home. Maybe the customers have a lot on their plate and don't have time to stop home and put there groceries away before they spoil in the heat or the cold.
@Toedoog it takes time to go to the store, that's why they do it off the smartphone.
@WarsOfHell the point is that ppl can shopt while they are witing for the subway.. its very time saving and energy saving bc/ u don't have to carry all things you bought..
korea is such a lovely country, incredibly clean metro station btw^^
This is how all the horror/drama sci-fi movies go everything automated, things go bad and BOOM robot rebellion
Wow.Awesome
@rayman382 its a subway station, while u wait for your train, you might just browse around
Good idea!!
well the music is... passionate...
great idea but isnt NFC faster and simpler than scanning with a phone until it comes into focus??
@QUANTUMRohan its people that take the subway or are near it. People don't come to the subway on purpose.
@SpicyXxTcaoXXdude no... you order the item u want and it's sent to your house about 2hours later if you live in korea you'll now how fast delivery is
@Lirankn because.. people are on their way to work. millions of people use the subway everyday. it's convenient to be able to buy a few things, go to work, and come home to have them delivered at your door. in a busy work day this is convenient. there are of course still all the regular grocery stores. this is just on the go commuter shopping.
So, I have to go a shop, to walk around it and zap QR's with my phone, to go back home again and wait for it to be delivered? I'll order online thanks.
yeah! technobuffalo in korea!
What if you run out of battery? Or you mobile internet goes because you are underground?
@bigsteamfan of course.. haha. When people refer to Korea, it's normally South Korea. North Korea is a complete opposite place. South Korea is a country leading in technology while North Korea still lives like the 50's.
Isnt it easier to physically pick up what you want, put it in the shopping cart and move on?
@lhasa04lhasa okay.... but you get my point, they also have different wage levels... im saying that those items are equal to about $5-10 in n.america
If there was a better way than using the camera, I could see the value of this. As it is, it's a little too cumbersome to be truly convenient IMO.
You know what would be awesome vitual gas stations, I hate having to go to a gas station lol
Wait, why not just go on a website and order the items instead? That could easily be done on a smartphone, by commuters and you wouldn't waste space with a store....
it's not just "a phone with a camera", it's a smartphone
This is kinda like that episode of Sliders where the people on that world got everything from vending machines.
@Lirankn 'Cause that's a subway station, not a supermarket.
awesome
@markothevrba it's not pointless. it would be in other parts of the world like... the states where.. everything is slow and dull. In Korea, millions of people use public transport... and the subway is a big part of peoples days so while they are there, its convenient to pick up a few things to have delivered by the time you get home. Also, that way you don't have to lug around groceries.
The whole point in going to the store is to get goods right away. If I wanted them delivered, i'd shop online
how about you download the amazon app
I need this type store in India :D India is developing very fast
dam they are alrdy a few years ahead of us
can you help me? i've download mac os x lion on my 2010 macbook white, but it takes at least 10 minutes to boot
@bushgual lol... there is no problem with that in Korea... which has fully wired subways. Korea is the most wired country in the world.. u can watch cable tv in a car..... u can watch live streaming tv on your phone.. getting a signal for your phone in the subway is nothing in korea..
Ummm... you can't touch the stuff, so whats the point?
@JourneyKorea and all animated cartoons that are in the USA are finished in Korea because they take a long time and a lot of patience. also they don't have to pay them much.
Where have I seen this video before?
@natenate88 Lol.. What do wires have to do with smartphones... They are opposite terms... And no, I didn't realised that Korea is that technologically advanced...
@jun08548 hey mate, i did understood the concept & thats why I said this can be done from any Internet available device from anywhere so called Internet shopping, no point of just coming to the store & scanning the barcodes & somehow at some points you have contradict your own statement.
"for those who have no time to go shopping at the supermarket and can easily do it while they are waiting for the subway to arrive or vice versa"
I will take out my tablet & so the shopping
So I get my ass over to that store, come out with nothing and wait at home for my delivery to arrive -.-
so basically, if you don''t have a phone with a camera, then you are screwed
@badboykilroy you people are ignorant. millions of people use the subway in seoul everyday. it just makes it more convenient while you're there. you get what you need, don't have to lug it around, and by the time you finish your work day and come home you'll have your groceries. It's the kind of people like you who can't quite grab this concept since you live in a slow paced rural place. This works in Korea...
How much is shipping gonna cost for that?
why not just sit at home and go on amazon?
@dayl3 So you have to go to the store twice... awesome -.-
There could be good and bad to this! But like bhuvansimpy007 said, we can do this kind of shopping through internet, we probably should just stick to physical goods... Plus you don't have to wait the 2 hours for delivery!
@bigsteamfan No, you simply go to another store. That is like saying, to open a text document, do I have to spend 1000$ on a MAC?!? No you simply buy a cheap PC.
@gadgetboy1234 they sell gigabit connections so I think they are 1024/1024 then.. It's still fast :D
@bigsteamfan You can get a not too bad android smartphone for £40 here in the uk
Nice,
Can england do this please, we have Tesco :V
Awesome how I can read all of this, cause I'm Korean :D
GS2 FTW!
I can definitely see this coming to NYC and other major US cities, but other than that I don't think these virtual stores will be of good use or success anywhere else.
yes, because its so hard to carry an item and ask the cashier the price of the item and then pay it, yes so much easier i bet you take more time scanning an item than to just purchase it at the store...
BUT if I want to see the backside and all info of the product?
Quite handy,...
I don't understand how it works can someone help
Lol someone called Koreans lazy? Must be a lazy American...At first i thought this was lame, 'why not just use amazon?' i thought, but then i read about the delivery system and thats just freaking badass. For someone living in a city, this is seriously convenient...you don't have to bring a car to carry a lot of groceries. If you need a good amount of stuff, you can walk to the store, pick what you want, shop around other stores then go home to get your delivery...fucking sick
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i thought you went to germany?
95'000 bucks.... sounds like these people are pretty rich >_>
Awome!
What if I don't have a smartphone... I have to spen 500 dollars on a smartphone just to buy my toilet paper ?!?
Can someone tell me what that ad mac and linux classrooms are?
TechnophileKorea posted this video before
I could see Amazon doing this worldwide.
GO KOREA!!!
@KllopZ convience when you ride the subway everyday to work... and decide you feel like having some milk and cookies by the time you get home.. yeah... delivered to your door. after a long day of work. convenient because millions of people use the subway everyday. it's not you go there specifically to buy something from there.. there are regular grocery stores and marts too.,
You can do this on the internet!
Cool idea but it's also a bad idea. Having physical items is much better, because even my grandparents require their daily supply of toilet paper, milk and bread, and they don't even know that a smartphone exists.
Lotte is the best. required minimum purchase limit for the free shipping is only 10,000won(about 10 dollar). Homeplus and E-mart's purchase limit are 30,000 won(about 30 dollars) and Lotte supermart's price competitiveness is the best. I order every other day.
> i hope philippines do that too.
@XxG4m3rsb3w4r3xX no you're wrong 95,000 won is equal to 86 bucks.
Not everyone has a car, so the pick up in store is not an option for everyone and some items you need the same day. it can be an inconvience to go to the store, because you have other things going on or it is just so freaking far away then you have to haul all that stuff back. It would be great for last minute Gifts, have it sent to your house so you don;t have to carry it with you. I think this whole service is promising. It will be improved, this is just a beta it will be fine tuned in the end
Interesting
this is not necessary. there is no need to have a physical internet. you might as well have computer set up and customers just choose the products from them.
stores will stay stores. they internet will stay the internet.
Id rather go with physical goods, neat idea tho
@dayl3 The dumb part is that you have to still go to the store except you don't get to buy anything... Pointless if you ask me
i want one.
This is the future of Argos!
I prefer to go to the store to see the real product in demo.
you guys have no idea how advanced the technology is in places like korea and japan. us americans think its weird cuz our technology intergration is wayyyyyyyyyyyyyy behind that of asia's and heck, even that of europe's
@Lirankn Some people would like to have some things by the time they get home. why not? if it's possible? they go to work.. come home, and have their stuff. saves you from having to run over to the grocery store after a long day of work. It's just more efficient that way.
Now it will be more embarrassing if you're trying to buy a condom where you'll have to take a photo of its code :D
@JourneyKorea You Korean bro?
and plse tell me techno b that are psn code generators real?
i need to travel out of the U.S.
@TheDragonlord103 Umadbro?