Virtual Reality: 5G Retailers’ Secret Sauce?

Out of the haze of uncertainty emerged a new mobile network, and from the new mobile network came new retail applications and experiences, all taking advantage of the faster speed of the technology, and the potential to reduce friction. So goes the imagined story of 5G, even though the narrative has barely progressed beyond the prologue. The mobile technology is moving from the realm of the possible to the world of the real. While solid use cases and best practices are in very short supply and will likely remain so for at least a year, depending on what estimates one believes clarity is emerging about how 5G will impact retail in specific ways.