[Maine Mariner]

Twenty five years ago I bought a stereo system at Sears for about $700. The manuals showed that two pieces of the set had dust covers-the record player was one. There were no dust covers with the set. I called the salesperson who sold me the set the next day and was given the bums rush. I decided then and there never to shop at Sears again.
I have not! My wife has purchased a few things but not many.
And besides my son works at Wal-Mart so he purchases stuff and saves money with his employee discount card!

[Frobenius]

You ain't seen nothing yet.

The fast coming Virtual Reality (VR) will be the final nail in the retail bricks and mortar coffin.

Soon, you will put on your VR goggles and then happily wander down the isles looking at this and that and choosing exactly what you want - all without leaving your chair in front of the fireplace.

Twenty minutes later, the Amazon drone will deliver it to your front door - or a self driving delivery truck will do the same thing with larger items - and those will be unloaded by the robot.

A true revolution in retail that will dwarf what the Internet has done so far is on the way.