040 Rethinking From mobile carts to lockers to lounges, the retail design community explores options for designing the next retail wave of the future-now AUGUST 2018 DESIGNRETAILONLINE.COM B uy online pickup in-store (or BOPIS, as most retailers have now coined the term) is becoming more than a convenience for major companies-it's becoming strategically essential to meet the demanding consumer's need for efficiency. From Home Depot announcing the implementation of BOPIS lockers at its stores later this year to Walmart painting half its exterior to call attention to its pickup location, BOPIS appears to be on every retailer's plate these days, and many are grappling with how to make it work best for their brand. An RIS News and Gartner survey, conducted in February 2018, found that 69 percent of retailers are planning to increase their IT budgets in 2018. And 40 percent of said respondents plan to use that investment toward in-store pickup/return (i.e. BOPIS). Because we don't see this trend going away any time soon, we asked our readers to submit ideas for how the next wave of BOPIS implementation might be rethought. We hope this Design Challenge helps spark some ideas. Now get designing! GLOBALSHOP.ORG Illustration by VLAD ZADNEPRIANSKIhttp://www.DESIGNRETAILONLINE.COM http://www.GLOBALSHOP.ORG