Posted on 12/17/2021 4:58:18 PM PST by jfd1776
When they made it illegal to keep or store open or go to a store, that stopped being an open competitive market.
Amazon’s propaganda arm, the Washington Post and associated propaganda outlets for tech companies that benefitted infinitely due to the shut downs etc...worked tirelessly to instill the fear and get the policies enacted that benefit their own companies.
I think Bezos keeps those “teens” on the payroll to terrorize malls and stores.
Sears could have been the online marketplace of the new millennium....but they were just too effing stupid to do it.
Oh, I don’t know - what happened to Borders Books anyway?
dont vote dem
problem solved
For many like he in small rural cities, the choice often isn’t between Amazon and a locally owned business, it’s one between Amazon and Walmart or a similar big box chain that may not have what I want in stock, not to mention the time and hassle.
Amazon Prime and it’s on my doorstep in two days.
the question is, can your business pivot with the changes.
Well... can you?
On Gab I post THuG Life.
https://gab.com/groups/42198
Named after a book my daughter had to read in high school.
Aggregated postings show the violence our teachers are teaching our kids is out of control.
Now my kid is working Christmas help in a mall.
She has been sent home a few times because it is so slow.
I quizzed her. The only store the THuGs would be interested in is an Apple store downstairs and away from her.
I told her that if unsavory people start hanging around, give me a call and I’ll find a seat near her store.
I’m a fan of the internet, of course... but all these people who don’t care about losing retail - “so what, just buy it online” - fail to realize what a key element of the American economy retail has ALWAYS been.
How you want to shop isn’t the issue. It’s the opportunity for your kids to get that first job at a store.
Especially for people who can’t afford to go to college and business school, this is their first opportunity for high
schoolers to learn about work... to get a job on the resume... to show that you can be trusted to show up on time, deal with the public, become a jack of all trades (sales, stocking, cashiering, returns, shipping, etc)... to be trusted with handling money...
As retail dies, OPPORTUNITIES die.
An America without retail - an America where you buy almost everything online - is not America.
“Sears could have been the online marketplace of the new millennium”
Indeed. The Sears catalogue wasn’t much different from Amazon.
Online retail sales figures are actually lower in 2021 than in 2020. I think online retailers are hitting a ceiling in terms of their appeal and their ability to serve customers.
Small retail stores were killed off decades ago by the demise of newspaper competition in the major cities. Once only one newspaper was left in a city advertising became too expensive for most small retail businesses.
“Oh, I don’t know - what happened to Borders Books anyway?”
Who reads books?
I miss Borders. I like real books. No kindle for me.
Obviously I do - but if you don’t, you have my sympathy.
I try to patronize locally owned businesses whenever I can.
Even if it costs a little more.
Usually the service is excellent and the quality is good. It has to be if they are going to be able to compete.
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