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Bernardo de La Paz

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4. Brick & mortar chains in danger. Small stores can offer hands-on service & unique items to survive.

Reply to Mike 03 (Original post)

Mon Jul 6, 2020, 06:00 AM

Jul 2020

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Axios: The impending retail apocalypse [View all] Mike 03 Jul 2020 OP

Yup Sherman A1 Jul 2020 #1

I hate online shopping. sinkingfeeling Jul 2020 #2

+1 dhol82 Jul 2020 #3

I order my clothing and shoes from Amazon. mwb970 Jul 2020 #18

I just ordered three different dresses online. dhol82 Jul 2020 #35

What's to hate? gab13by13 Jul 2020 #5

Not being able to try on things, feel fabrics, see actual colors, see sinkingfeeling Jul 2020 #7

Prime wardrobe..just saying Sedona Jul 2020 #11

Thanks for the link. Love it. nt bonniebgood Jul 2020 #24

It's more like 10% Kaleva Jul 2020 #17

75% seems high to me. mwb970 Jul 2020 #20

75% is a made up figure. See post# 17. Kaleva Jul 2020 #23

I feel much the same way, but I do order clothes online some. lark Jul 2020 #25

+1 2naSalit Jul 2020 #31

This message was self-deleted by its author sinkingfeeling Jul 2020 #8

I do too bucolic_frolic Jul 2020 #9

Amazon delivery has been very good for me. Kaleva Jul 2020 #21

Brick & mortar chains in danger. Small stores can offer hands-on service & unique items to survive. Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2020 #4

I agree, see my post above yours, gab13by13 Jul 2020 #6

The stores that do remain open will be charging higher prices for certain FakeNoose Jul 2020 #10

Main street shops were shut down by malls. safeinOhio Jul 2020 #12

And then what happens when the internet is controlled by gov't and big $$$s? erronis Jul 2020 #29

I am constantly worried about running out of cat food.nt CatLady78 Jul 2020 #13

I order on line and it comes the next day. gab13by13 Jul 2020 #14

I order it in bulk from Amazon. mwb970 Jul 2020 #16

We'll always have grocery stores. And, I imagine, pet food stores. Auggie Jul 2020 #19

.. CatLady78 Jul 2020 #27

I ❤ Chewy.com Duppers Jul 2020 #33

I have not shopped in a brick-and-mortar store for anything for many years. mwb970 Jul 2020 #15

SHOES northoftheborder Jul 2020 #22

Bingo. nt Duppers Jul 2020 #34

As someone who is gender-nonconforming cagefreesoylentgreen Jul 2020 #26

Online shopping sucks for me, though. Tommy_Carcetti Jul 2020 #28

Online has its plus and minuses as folks have noted MissB Jul 2020 #30

Retail jobs are being replaced by warehouse jobs Johnny2X2X Jul 2020 #32