Is the internet killing the mall?

Only the supermarkets seem to be doing well because however bad the economical downturn people all still have to eat. Many high street shops are closing down and on-line shops are doing much better trading. It is shocking to say that in lots of high streets in my home country have bookmakers. These are gambling shops. They have sell your gold and get money before your payday shops. Many malls will close down and so will high street normal shops. In the future more people will buy on-line and not shop in malls or high streets.

For some stuff, I still prefer to hold it in the hand to make a buy/don't buy decision. The mall's not too far away, so why wait for delivery? For things that cannot be easily purchased from the mall, I will consider online buying. The only exception is probably e-books or software, since I can download and read/use immediately upon payment. When jobs in some industry are lost, other jobs will also be created. The world goes on. Don't read too much into lost jobs.

I think as far as buying clothes and things that one has to check, the Malls will not shut down. However, they have to be careful especially in winter as when it gets really cold, there are people who do not drive and to whom taking a bus would hurt them financially - those fares do add up. So they have to keep at least one Mall without walking distance. Also when one shops online, there are shipping and handling charges except when you buy a certain amount. That means that if you want to buy online and avoid charges, you may have to purchase maybe fifty dollars or one hundred or whatever. So for little items, or something under that amount, you would have to go to the Mall.

When I look at the malls in my country I don't get the impression that the physical shops are going to disappear. There is a big mall in the large city on the neighbour island and they have recently increased the size of the building in order to add more shops. When I visit that mall there are plenty of customers. Many people shop online today and I also do it sometimes, but there are still people who prefer to visit the shops in person because they think that is safer and easier to pick the right things for instance clothes when they are able to see them in person.

Well I do 95 percent of my Christmas shopping online mainly because most of my gifts are for family that live faraway. Plus you can avoid long lines and the big crowds. However, I believe there are still people who rather buy stuff in person then online. Instead of hoping that what you ordered is of good quality. Also I think alot of people don't want to deal with getting orders that they have to return because it was not of good quality or the wrong size as they thought it would be.

I guess it makes sense how more and more people are embracing online shopping. For one thing, items that you would find in the mall could be found at a much cheaper price online. There are people who also enjoy the idea of not having to go outside to shop. But not all businesses will close down. Some businesses need to be presented in a physical store. However, for items like electronics and books, it's highly likely that businesses within those industries will close down.

We all know as technology has evolved everything has become automated and people are loosing their jobs. Internet shopping also is kinda the same. You could be in the mall half the day looking for your favorite things to shop or you could just go to the webpage for around 30 minutes and pick up the one you like and they would even get it delivered to your place with an option of cash on delivery. I would personally go for the online shopping as i am a bit lazy. :]

I believe that the internet is definitely killing the malls to some significant extent. We can get stuff online for so much cheaper nowadays, and the stuff can be delivered to our doorstep with some retailers even providing free postage or delivery. In my hometown, there used to be 3 major malls around town; now 1 of them had closed down totally and another one of them had literally become a ghost mall. It is indeed sad that jobs will be lost as a result of that, but online shopping is a fast developing trend that is almost impossible to reverse. People prefer to sit in the comfort of their homes rather than go out for a walk at the mall, which does contribute to the problem.

I never go to themall any more. I shope online. It is too convenient to pass up. And the mall has too many expensive boutiques. I haven't been to mall in years. It only makes sense that if ordering things online is cheaper then people will go online to shop. There is shipping and handling but alot of sites even forgo that.

Some book stored have closed due to people buying them online or having kindle to read. I more stores close then we lose more jobs and what do those peopled o? They have to look for another job and jobs are hard to find these days.

I believe it depends from the business. Sellers of antique books are already making more than 25% of their income online. Selling something online needs people to do it, so it does not kill employment, it just moves it.

Not at all, people still go at malls to dine and buy clothes, it's just that the digital way of purchasing items is sometimes more convenient to do because there's no need to use transportation and spend on gasoline just to get to a store or something.

this might be true to their country but not in our country Philippines. If you see the mall they are still jam packed with people... either shopping, or eating, or watching movie or just hanging around for free cool air for summer. LOL. nevertheless I think there are some sites offering such also locally. Aside from the items are shown in the website they are also offering some rewards or some freebies as the promotional gimmick. Advantage, it is convenient and the customers don't need to go to malls just sitting pretty at home. Disadvantage, the customers don't know the quality of the product they are purchasing for it is just flashed electronically, the size and weight .. and so on...

I also love to shop online when i can as it does save you time and money for gas or taxi or bus cost and a lot of times you buy stuff with a online discount price but yes it would be a shame to loose obs as well

No, it will not kill the mall business. Internet only make it convenience for some people and specific segment of the population to do their shopping online, but it will not stop shoppers from visiting shopping malls, supermarkets, and retail stores across the country, there are still many people like to do their shopping by having the ability to touch and feel the goods and products they are going to buy, try them out inside the store before they will pay for them. With this type of mentality still prevalent among shoppers in general, it is hardly possible for the internet to kill the mall in the near future.

I think in progressive countries like the US, Europe and others, it could be possible. Because it's the trend now, many are selling online and some finds it more profitable. But in third world countries like ours, maybe it would take time. I just hope, what you have thought would not happen in the future.

I think so yes and even the world of fast and quick chat is making mail look so dumb and i think it will get shut down all across the world

I don't think that malls will eventually go out of business although there is that possibility that more and more people will resort to online shopping in the days to come. Still, malls cater to the needs of individuals who prefer to go window shopping first and only think of buying afterward. Another thing, there is really no replacement for the thrill and excitement some people and of course, children derive from going to malls. In short, there really is no substitute for the experience.

Now a days I am also going with the online shopping to buy the electronic equipment. Recently I had bought nice mobile phone, pen drives and many others. I find very good with it and I will keep doing to buy the electronic needs. I do so because I find I get a good product and along with it great care to it. May be some of the malls be shut down but all of the malls or shops will not do so because there are people who are found of shopping from malls.

I think maybe in time shopping malls will be rendered obsolete but that isn't going to happen any time soon. There are still many people who prefer to shop in traditional brick and mortar shops rather than online. But the truth of the matter is that society has made the internet such an important and permenant factor of their life that it's inevitable that it will start to replace things like shopping. Banking is another sector in which the internet is starting to have a strong fotthold and may quite possibly, sometime in the future replace it. But like I said this isn't going to happen overnight and will be a long process.