It’s curious that this post came a group in Shopify called the “Spatial Commerce Team”. I’ve often wondered why online shopping hasn’t evolved beyond galleries of thumbnail images. Today’s graphics should be able to simulate the immersive experience of browsing through a physical store—walking past shelves and riffling through merchandise.
I think you have it backwards. Shopping evolved from the practical limitations of physical shelves, to the more convenient non-physical, searchable, browsable online store categories. There is no demand for "virtual shelves" among shoppers.
