[ealgeone]

those companies that have embraced the internet are the successful ones. length of time in business means nothing.

the question is, can your business pivot with the changes.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

And can you get a special deal on postage from the government?

Well... can you?

[jfd1776]

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.