The new technologies that are now available allow you to have a facial while you check out what's hot from the catwalks of Milan, Paris or New York - all from the comfort of your own home. As fantastic as this may be, we all know how great it feels to flop on to the sofa after eight hours of hard shopping. But this Pretty Woman style shopping, which we're so used to, is about to change. Only stores that are fit for the twenty-first century will be able to compete and survive. Consumers will only shop in the stores that can offer us the best service and leave us feeling the most pampered. Stores like Nike Town are leading the way forward in bringing innovation and excitement to Saturday afternoon shopping trips. The shop of the future will offer the latest in sportswear but also the first taste of interactive shopping. You can shop, have your hair done, sip a cup of coffee, surf the net and make all your purchases - all in the same place. Shopping in the future is going to be both interactive and increasingly personal for everyone. Instead of using the mid season sale to get people through the door, shops will focus on multi-media technology. The static window displays that make stores like Harrods a tourist attraction will be gone forever - computer screens will be there instead to entice people in. As you walk through the door you'll pick up a hand-held personal database with a bar code scanner - this will mean no more cranky assistants or queues at the till (now give technology a cheer!). From your hand held computer you'll be able to order your very own size and colour preferences from the store's database- you'll always get what you want. Based on the order information stores will be able to create profiles of exactly what we like and what our tastes are. This will help them to provide products that are tailored to your individual needs and desires. It looks as though shopping is about to become a whole lot easier! And its probably just as well - that weighed down with twenty bags look is so last season!