Kaustubh Katdare
Do you think ecommerce will, one day, kill the malls and retail stores? Would love to know your reasoning.
There is no doubt, the business is impacted. There are pros and cons about shopping in online store and a physical store.
1. Buyers are best benefited from online stores in terms of getting the product range and most important price.
2. Online marketing has increased competitions, and hence physical market owners are not getting the buyers at their shop-steps. Many of them have started selling their products online. Here, I know a shop owner, who owe a shop of jewelry at a Posh area, have made a deal with
Amazon and
Flipkart to sell his product online. If they have awesome design and nice pricing, why don't buyer will buy the goods!
3. Online Shopping sites are boon to those, who do not have a physical shops or can not afford the rent. Again, there is a lady in my society, who sells birthday items like cakes, decorative items online. She lives in 2.5 BHK and that 0.5 BHK is her shop. She records all the orders, prints the memo/bill and deliver the goods through FedEx. She is earning a good amount of money and helping maintain nice financial situation for her home.
4. Last but not the least, I strongly believe, these online shopping process has made my life easy. I do not have to ask anyone, "
Bhai achi dukaan bata, jahan se ye milega". Also If I go to a single store, I do not have any clue, what is the price of the same commodity at some other shops. Also, I do not have to visit to stores midst of all these traffic jams stuffs. Few hours in Internet and I find my stuff at my own place with Home Delivery on COD as well.
Thanks.