There will always be a need for the brick-and-mortar stores, especially when they online stores are taking advantage of people by hoping they keep believing that the online stores are selling for lower prices.
My experience tells me that, Amazon and eBay and all of the other online stores are not undercutting the prices I can find at Wal-Mart of Target or the dollar stores or places like local furniture stores or discount “big lots” type stores.
I have actually bought from online stores, but those online stores have been Wal-Mart and Target and online pool stores, who all happen to have brick-and-mortar equivalents where I can pick up the stuff I bought.
Nope! Gave up on Amazon and eBay and Zulily and other such overpriced online stores.
It doesn’t make sense to spend money on gas and your own time to go shopping, then going on-line to price compare when you have to pay for shipping. If you’ve committed to drive to a brick and mortar store you have invested money already. Online shopping only makes sense if you stay home to justify the cost of shipping.