Marketing week 5 discussion

Please answer the following two question separately. Each question need 3 paragraphs.

1. What do you think the store of the future will look like? Describe the retail environment and the experience for the shopper. Select one of the future stores suggested by another member of the class, and provide some additional recommendations that would help the store succeed. 

2. Please select 3 brands and describe the marketing channel the brand will pass through on the way to the end user. How does this add value and costs?