future
Here is what I use to see the future
How can you see the future? Unfortunately, there is no crystal ball, but the next best thing is the prediction markets that harvest the wisdom of the crowds to come up with the best guess for the future. Predictions based on betting, date back to 1503 when bets were placed to predict the next Pope.
What do you use? Please post it to the comments. #future #investing #retail #markets
US retail sales grow occurs at a steady rate of 3.75% annually. Half the growth is from inflation and the balance is in volume. Over the next 10 years, all of the volume gains will be from the e-commerce component which today, is 15% of the total. The brick and mortar component will remain flat for the foreseeable future. Thus, the US retail system doesn’t need any new brick and mortar space until about 2030. At that time e-commerce will account for 30% of sales.
That’s why Walmart stopped building new stores and made massive investments in their e-commerce platform.
Focus on the facts and do not follow your gut. Onward!
