# Playful Electronic Shopping Carts The FunCart is a New Shopping Cart Controlled Electronically By Michael Nieto | Published 2014-01-20 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shopping-carts References: [kickstarter](http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/59062745/funcarts-electronic-shopping-carts-that-make-shopp?ref=category) & [aisleworx](http://aisleworx.com/) For those busy parents who always want to entertain their kids while grocery shopping, now they can with these new electronic shopping carts. The 'FunCart' features an on-board computer control with an interior media screen for kids. It also has an exterior message screen for shoppers so everyone can be entertained. This practical cart makes shopping a fun and efficient experience by allowing your children to ride in it like a car with its [interior touchscreen](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aipowered-smart-cart). The built-in screen features famous animated characters to entertain and involve children with an [education experience](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tokidos-playcubes). These electronic shopping carts are seeking to become available for high-end supermarkets where they can be maintained and operated remotely and frequently for shoppers' convenience. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.3/10 - Popularity: 19% | Activity: 13% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Alpha - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Electronic Shopping Carts:** There is a demand for electronic and tech-infused shopping carts to enhance the shopping experience and entertain the shoppers, especially their children. - **Interactive Shopping Experience:** Incorporating media screens and other interactive elements into the shopping process is a trend that creates a more engaging shopping experience for customers. - **Smart Shopping Carts:** The rise of smart shopping carts introduces possibilities like automatic item-scanning and checkout and effortless payments, which simplify the shopping process for customers. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Retail Industry:** Retailers can leverage the latest trends and technologies like electronic and smart shopping carts to enhance the customer shopping experience and attract more people to their stores. - **Entertainment Industry:** The integration of entertainment into an everyday shopping experience offers new business models and revenue streams for entertainment companies through partnerships with retailers. - **Consumer Electronics Industry:** The development of interactive and smart shopping carts presents growth opportunities for the consumer electronics industry by providing additional potential products to their portfolio. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Connected Grocer Shopping Carts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-amazon-dash-cart.md) - [Stylish Shopping Trolleys](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/roulette-carts.md) - [Smart Shopping Cart Initiatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cust2mate-smart-carts.md) - [Taiwan-Based AI Shopping Carts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/innolux.md) - [Smart Grocery Carts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dash-cart.md) - [AI-Powered Checkout Carts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/checkout-carts.md) - [Smart Shopping Cart Ads](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/caper-carts.md) - [AI-Powered Smart Trolleys](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/instacart-4.md) - [Connected Grocer Shopping Carts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/instacart-and-wegmans.md)