Maybe, just maybe, the on-line retail model won't ever work, no matter who does it, no matter how "big" they are, and no matter how much money they lose, and no matter how many alliances they have with other failing on-line outfits.
Obviously, the author, Greg, is some kind of pimp paid by somebody, but who has ever guaranteed that on-line retail will be profitable in the long run?
Is it possible that on-line retail is doomed to failure, no matter who attempts it??
I am starting to consider it a possibility. On-line shopping will always have to compete with something better.
I work near a shopping mall, which is next to a shopping center. The traffic over there is always heavy, cars always in all the lots. Hot summer days, snowy winter days, doesn't matter. People come out and shop. And that's during the day on weekdays. Thank goodness I'm not around there on Fri nights- the place must be logjammed with people.
Moreover, a number of young professional people i know who earn good money still don't have home computers, and getting one is not on their priority list.
Victor |
