tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post8881060029143021734..comments2024-03-29T10:26:49.838-04:00Comments on MOLOVINSKY ON ALLENTOWN: Irony In Pennsylvaniamichael molovinskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12581039755319742687noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-56490427375604648872017-12-18T16:26:53.029-05:002017-12-18T16:26:53.029-05:00What has enabled Amazon is the internet - otherwis...What has enabled Amazon is the internet - otherwise it would another catalog company like Sears (used to be). They have a good presentation: Search Engine / pictures / questions answered / and reviews. Perhaps the most useful are the reviews. What store has 50 different microwave ovens or toasters? And can any of the clerks tell you about them? NO. Amazon provides all this, plus an easy way to check out. <br /><br />So many things are easy to buy over the internet. LL Bean for instance - need shirts / jeans / coats - don't have to get to a store and find they don't have your size, or color. Except for trendy-high end malls - I predict many malls will go away.<br /><br />Philadelphia is a troubled city - gangs / violence / crime - I don't think Amazon would consider building there.doug_bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17060547193889193657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-88800666275621253492017-12-18T07:51:29.972-05:002017-12-18T07:51:29.972-05:00I don't think it makes sense to blame Amazon (...I don't think it makes sense to blame Amazon (or Home Depot or Wal-Mart) for the closure of mom and pop bricks and mortar businesses. The economy of scale and logistical efficiency of Amazon is an inevitable evolution in the world of business. If they hadn't done it, someone else would have instead. There is no stopping it.<br /><br />The important thing is to adapt to the situation and make the best of it. The bricks and mortar businesses that were made obsolete by Amazon, et. al. are gone. There is no bringing them back. The best you can do is entice Amazon to operate in Pennsylvania.Aaron Ramson Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13931234372802126745noreply@blogger.com