I think the end is in sight for brick and mortar retail stores. I can see a future where Huge stores will display merchandise of all kinds which can be ordered at a kiosk in the store and then shipped from a central warehouse miles and miles away. There will be very few employees in the store and those that are there will be primarily support staff for the ordering portals.
“I think the end is in sight for brick and mortar retail stores.”
Haven’t been in a retail store, except for food/groceries, for many years. Why go?
Had been catalog shopping, and now online shopping.
Get what I want, delivered to my door, easy returns policies, for less money.
The brick & mortar Retail Store is a thing of the past.
It’s simply too expensive in today’s world of business.
Louis Rossman has been doing devastating reports from NYC on the empty buildings and the ridiculous rents.
It’s relatively the same for every business area across the country.
I go out of my way not to shop at a store. Not just because of stupid "Covid" but because of the hassle overall. Fighting the traffic to get there, jostling for a parking space, dealing with mostly indifferent retail employees, standing in line at the register where it takes 97 keystrokes to input a single transaction...of course the "mask" drama makes it even more unpalatable. I never wear a mask unless it is absolutely required like a hospital or subway train. But seeing 95% of the other all masked up like sheep, even when it isn't required, depresses the hell out of me.
So I just get it online and have it shipped to me. I now get all my meats delivered, my wines, my clothing, etc.