This is the level playing field....
When you purchase on the Internet, you pay shipping fees;
When you purchase from a bricks-and-mortar store, you pay sales tax.
Besides, most of the items I purchase online are NOT available in my local area....the local merchants are not missing out on any sales because they don’t carry what I’m looking for in the first place.
You’re always paying for shipping fees, it’s just hidden in physical stores. Much like the corporate income tax.
Bingo. And conversely, a smart businessperson with a brick-and-morter store where they sell anything unusual or special can greatly increase their store sales by setting up a website.
Ditto what you said!
When you buy at a brick and mortar store you are paying for the gas and/or transport it took to get you to the store and back home with the item you purchased, in other words, shipping fees.