Is This the Future of Shops? What I Saw in China
Huawei invited me to Shanghai to attend Huawei Connect 2025 and experience their AI technology firsthand. I've always wanted to visit China and see the technology landscape with my own eyes. And so I went AND... After all this time, I can confirm...we indeed have 24/7 AI Stores powered by actual tech. :D To the point, that there is even such store in Germany. And I even run into one at Hong Kong airport (5:33) But all I could think of was this: This is how we will shop using universal basic income. Let me know what you think? p.s. all my thoughts are my own, and I am glad Huawei was cool enough to let me be me. Resources: • Huawei Retail tech: https://e.huawei.com/en/industries/retail • shop.box (Germany): Schwarz Group’s container store at DHBW uses Cloudpick’s computer-vision system—QR entry, walk in, grab-and-go, receipt after exit (opened Mar 15, 2021). https://www.cloudpick.ai/case-studies/business-services/data_30.html • Müller (Germany): 900+ stores modernized with Huawei CloudCampus (Wi-Fi 6 APs, cloud management, ZTP), plus SD-WAN links to HQ. https://e.huawei.com/de/case-studies/de/2023/Mueller • McKinsey & Company: Cloudpick CEO on ROI, rollout speed, and privacy approach https://www.mckinsey.com/cn/our-insights/our-insights/ai-driven-smart-retail-solutions-in-china Cheers! GG
