Retail Apocalypse post #3...Now, even Amazon is shuttering doors

[Honeycombe8]

Amazon to close all its pop-up shops

NEW YORK (AP) -- Amazon is shutting down all its pop-up shops and focusing on opening more of its bookstores as it rethinks its brick-and-mortar strategy.

The online retail giant has 87 pop-up shops in malls, Whole Foods grocery stores and Kohl's department stores that sell Amazon's Echo voice-activated devices, Kindle tablets and other gadgets.

Amazon did not say when the pop-up shops would shut down, but the Wall Street Journal, citing anonymous sources, reported that they will close down in April.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/amazon-close-pop-shops-215921279.html

[Wellstone ruled]

1. Shrinkage my friends,shrinkage.

[justhanginon]

4. Well done! One of the funnier Seinfeld episodes.

[Wellstone ruled]

5. Yup,

Theft by another name.

[Honeycombe8]

6. I remember that one. Too funny! nt

[Honeycombe8]

7. HAHAHAHA! A good one. I remember that episode. nt

[zaj]

2. Experimenting...

[SoCalDem]

3. the era of "stores" is almost over

People these days are not into wasting time wandering through stores.. If they need something they go online, shop and order.

I can see a need for fresh produce, dairy & meats, but for other things who wants to waste time?

Boomers, as teens & young adults, were the BIGTIME shoppers, and we are now old and have better things to do with our time.

If we want a yellow shirt, we can find one fast online, have it sent to our doorstep in a day, and not have to go to 4 or 5 stores looking for one in our size, just the right color..

[Honeycombe8]

8. I know what you mean.

I used to wander around to different stores, back in the day, looking for a particular item. And then maybe not finding it. Now, I find it online and order it, hopefully on sale. Or it can tell me where to go to get it.

I still buy clothing only in person, though.