In this video, Melissa Gonzalez (@MelsStyles), Amanda Howe, Jamin Warren, Antonio Camara (@ascamara) and Amir Konigsberg share a multifaceted vision of what the retail industry might look like in the year 2042, exploring the nascent implications, scenarios, trends, and technologies that will power the next wave of retail and customer experiences. According to the speakers, many leading players in the retail sector are embracing disruptive business models, and traditional brick-and-mortar retailers are finding it necessary to integrate next-generation innovations into their business operations. The emergence of virtual spaces and other explorable, immersive digital worlds is creating new possibilities and opportunities for retailers to integrate themselves into the lives of their future consumers. Furthermore, the experts reveal that the rise of the Meta-Malls will provide myriad opportunities for retailers to engage with consumers in new and exciting ways, fostering enduring emotional connections. Hence, retail is expected to undergo significant disruption on its way to becoming more frictionless, changing the way people access products and services, stores look like and where they are located.