The prospect of retail dying off and just a few online players with massive warehouses scattered across the country should be a little alarming to people. It’s very centralized and very dependent upon the supply chain. Yes it’s cheaper but for how long? If there’s little or no competition, there’s little reason to remain cheap. Warehouse work will be one of the first areas to be heavily impacted by robotics, so there goes another huge swath of employment.
Yet, Bezos is a darling of the left and Wal Mart is detested. The lack of logic in this damn country is downright disgusting.
I received a $50.00 Amazon GC as one of my Mother’s Day gifts.
I’m delighted since I’ve been shopping at Amazon for about 3 years.
A wonderful shopping experience.
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Retail shopping has become such a pain in the butt, it is easier and cheaper to do it online.
There is almost nothing I need right away.
In retail the selection is limited. Even the selection of models within a single brand are limited.
I can go online and buy just about anything, in any size, and in any quantity.
Why should I bother going into store, deal with traffic, deal with theives in the lot, and pay a premium to the online world.
The few shippers also benefit from this trend.