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Retail in Online & Local – Best of Both Worlds

Prague, Oulu, Glasgow, Tampere, Jyväskylä

Value Creators of Tomorrow

Retail in Online & Local – Best of Both Worlds

Description
Retail has been undergoing a major transformation. While online shopping offers convenience, personalisation, and rich digital features, physical stores provide tangible experiences, human interaction, and immediacy. However, many brick-and-mortar stores struggle to compete with the seamless user experience and data-driven advantages of e-commerce — especially as consumer behaviour shifts toward mobile-first discovery and decision-making. Extended Reality (XR), particularly mobile Augmented Reality (AR), creates an opportunity to combine the best of both worlds: bringing the strengths of online retail into physical environments and city shopping streets, while preserving the unique value of in-store experiences. The challenge is how XR can support the future of physical retail, making it more engaging, informative, and relevant for modern consumers as they move through cities and shops. In this project, we are aiming to create prototypes of AR solutions for consumers to use in city environment. Let’s focus on the specialised stores where the added value of service is important and forget the stores selling bulk products.
Contact person
Joonas Kemppainen
Joonas Kemppainen

COO

+358 50 529 1845

joonas@demola.net

Petra Jirásková
Petra Jirásková

Facilitator, Czechia

+420774537011

petra@demola.net

Basic information

Apply by

01 Mar 2026

Location

Prague

Teamwork

In person

Language

English

Timeline

Project starts

11 Mar 2026

Kick-off

11 Mar 2026 - 12 Mar 2026

Mid-event

07 Apr 2026 - 08 Apr 2026

Final session

12 May 2026 - 13 May 2026

Project ends

13 May 2026

Related tags

#augmented reality

#instore shopping

#online shopping

#retail

#shopping behaviour