New services and technology make it easier for anyone to invest in local businesses and buy from local merchants.
Trend Longevity Rating
While local commerce continues to matter, threats from turnkey online competitors and the ability to have anything delivered make this a trend that has diminished in importance.
Every past trend prediction is re-reviewed and graded with a Trend Longevity Rating, measuring how much each originally curated trend still matters years later.
Where It Led
In 2020, Hyper-Local Commerce was identified as one of the past trends that evolved into the megatrend Flux Commerce: As the lines between industries erode, how we sell and buy anything changes constantly, leading to a continual disruption of business models, distribution channels, consumer expectations and even innovation itself.
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