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CNN: More than 8,600 brick-and-mortar stores could close their doors in 2017
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The only thing I buy in-store these days are clothes because I want to make sure the fit is right.
Brick and Mortar just can't compete with online pricing and convenience. When you see things like TVs and Laptops selling for sometimes hundreds of dollars less on Amazon etc than they do @ a Best Buy, the choice is obvious.
Brick and Mortar just can't compete with online pricing and convenience. When you see things like TVs and Laptops selling for sometimes hundreds of dollars less on Amazon etc than they do @ a Best Buy, the choice is obvious.
water_wendi
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i think its worse than that. Theres loss here that goes beyond the sales. When you add in the lost services that arent directly related (security, landscaping, misc contractor work), all the lost taxes ranging from payroll to licensing to property, and finish it off with the money leaving the community/state/country to the online alternative, theres going to be a problem.
Governments can go out of business, too. More frequently, they change management.
curiouscharles
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the average age is going up because people aren't retiring anymore - not because new electricians aren't trying to get into the field.
the financial burden on the average middle class family has risen so much that people can't afford to retire as early as they used to.
It's not like trades people are all philanthropists who just keep working because they're worried about the future of electrical service...
Best Buy price matches Amazon. So they still get my business on most electronics since Im not patient enough for shipping.
biggersmaller
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My father-in-law is 62. He has worked in the grocery business since 14 going from bagging, to owning his own store, to managing stores for Super Value, to stocking shelves in those same stores to keep busy when retired.
Hearing him talk about online retailing is like listening to Bumpy Johnson from American Gangster:
Where's the pride of ownership, huh?
Where's the personal service?
Hearing him talk about online retailing is like listening to Bumpy Johnson from American Gangster:
Where's the pride of ownership, huh?
Where's the personal service?
thepenguin55
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I assume these are major chains? If so, I almost wonder if this means we could see an increase in local businesses? Probably not but it's a nice thought anyways.
Monocle
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I've had nothing but good experiences with Amazon. Why should I tell a company that delivers flawless customer service, excellent prices, and prompt shipping to fuck off? If they're as good for most other people as they've been for me, they deserve their place at the top.
Hickbilly Deluxe
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More and more people are waking up and realizing most of the shit they can do themselves? Thanks to the internet and youtube, there is 0 reason why you can't figure out how to do electrical, plumbing, and basic mechanical work aside from pure laziness.
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