Every day, more and more people are using online shopping as a means of…well, shopping. But this form of retailing is posing serious problems for physical retail stores.
“Mom and pop” shops have been feeling the effects for years, but recently, large retail chains such as Modells, or even Target, for example, are feeling the effects.
I think with my current generation, there are still things that we need to see and touch in the “physical” realm, so that beats out online shopping, but what happens when my generation (Generation Y) grows old?
Once the baby boomers die off, a generation raised with computers could pose a gigantic problem for physical stores.
What do you guys think?
I think these stores are definitely feeling an effect from the online shopping, but consumers still use shopping as a social activity and will continue too.
ReplyDeleteIt is much more convenient to shop online. Despite this, shopping malls are being built all over the place it seems.
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