Infographic: The Future of Windows Shopping Using NFC, Microsoft Tag and Geolocation Based Deals

Microsoft Tag team posted a couple infographics outlining one possible scenario that integrates near field communications, Microsoft Tag and location based deals.

"Geolocation applications can be very powerful, but there is nothing more "local" than someone physically standing outside your shop. 2D barcodes and NFC will play a big role here. The advancement of mobile information transferred to consumers walking by your shop is going to give a whole new meaning to window shopping.

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However, most retail stores don't just want consumers to shop outside of their store, they want to drive customers inside. Which leads us to today's example on how smart retail stores will use 2dbarcodes and NFC technologies to simplify the sales cycle and have shoppers leave with fuller bags," the Tag team writes.

Here is the inforgraphic:

You can find other inforgraphics here.