# Metaverse Watch Shops Casio is Opening a Virtual G-SHOCK STORE in the Metaverse By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2023-10-04 | Business Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gshock-store References: [casio](https://www.casio.com/intl/news/2023/1003-vrg-shock/) [Casio](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gshock-watch-line) newly announced the launch of a G-SHOCK STORE in the metaverse that will be opening its virtual doors to the world on VRChat so that visitors can enjoy an immersive and customizable experience with its products. The G-SHOCK STORE virtual world within VRChat will be a destination for creating personalized G-SHOCK watches, outfitting avatars with them and [purchasing watch components as digital items](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stepn-go-x-casio) for use in VRChat. These functional, virtual watches add value to the metaverse platform since they're linked to the time at the user's location, allowing users to check the time within VRChat. Recognizing the opportunity to connect with a younger audience, the brand is opening a [metaverse shop](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dyson-demo-vr) for a new generation of shoppers who are passionate about creating avatars, exploring virtual spaces and connecting with like-minded people in virtual realms. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.4/10 - Popularity: 84% | Activity: 90% | Freshness: 18% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Business](https://www.trendhunter.com/business) > [Retail](https://www.trendhunter.com/retail) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Virtual Shopping Experiences:** Creating immersive and customizable experiences for shoppers in the metaverse is a disruptive innovation opportunity. - **Virtual Fashion:** Outfitting avatars with digital watch components and personalized G-SHOCK watches presents a disruptive innovation opportunity in the metaverse. - **Connectivity in the Metaverse:** Linking functional virtual watches to the time at the user's location within VRChat offers a disruptive innovation opportunity for enhanced connectivity in the metaverse. ### Who This Affects Most - **Fashion Retail:** Bringing the fashion retail experience to the metaverse and offering personalized digital watch components presents a disruptive innovation opportunity. - **Virtual Reality:** Creating immersive and customizable VR experiences for shoppers in the metaverse is a disruptive innovation opportunity within the virtual reality industry. - **Social Networking:** Connecting like-minded people in virtual realms through metaverse shops and virtual fashion showcases presents a disruptive innovation opportunity in the social networking industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Metaverse-Powered Watch Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gshock-watch-line.md) - [Metaverse-Based Virtual Rides](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gshock-the-ride.md) - [Futuristic Watch NFTs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/virtual-gshock-nfts.md) - [Metaverse Tech Stores](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dyson-demo-vr.md) - [Physical Dedicated VR Stores](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/meta-store.md) - [Gamified Metaverse Stores](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/metaverse-stores.md) - [Flagship Metaverse Retail Stores](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/decentraland.md) - [Alien-Like Watch Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gav01-series.md) - [Y3K Aesthetic Timepieces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gshock-gav01.md)