The other day I bought some shoes. True story.
As I was trying them on, a shop assistant edged their way over to me, like some kind of professionally uniformed crab. Normally I don't like shop assistants coming up to me and distracting me from a good browsing, but I like it even less when they hover around, waiting for the moment I look remotely confused.
I have found this much worse since I've moved to London, with all these empty brand heavy stores. Assistants are part of the brand, so they leap at you, and there's no place to hide!
So, the ultimate brand store should look a little like this:
Yes, the Robot Wars arena.
Notice the Corner Patrol Zones (CPZs). If you enter one, the House Robots are allowed to attack.
Truly this is the ultimate shoe buying layout. Staff don't need to stare at customers to check if they look confused, and shoppers can browse freely!
Thank you Sgt. Bash, for showing us the light.
