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theducks · 01-13-2020, 02:57 PM

Glitch
Stores have a few ways to attract business:

Availability
Price
Service

The Internet made the Availability wide open
Service: well, you see our offerings. You can pay and DOWNLOAD it any time.
Price: Agency killed that difference as well

Customers are fickle. It has become all about the price TODAY and forget about the business that served you for years.
I used to shop at Future Fantasy because of 2 things:

1)they had selection.
2)They were (very) LOCAL

Still, that was not enough to keep the doors open. Rent and Utilities and wages for non-family members.
It still takes time and effort to maintain an online presence. Communications, Bills and taxes paid and all the rest, still need to be processed in a timely manor.

01-13-2020, 02:57 PM	#51
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 29,792 Karma: 54830978 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Glitch Stores have a few ways to attract business: Availability Price Service The Internet made the Availability wide open Service: well, you see our offerings. You can pay and DOWNLOAD it any time. Price: Agency killed that difference as well Customers are fickle. It has become all about the price TODAY and forget about the business that served you for years. I used to shop at Future Fantasy because of 2 things: 1)they had selection. 2)They were (very) LOCAL Still, that was not enough to keep the doors open. Rent and Utilities and wages for non-family members. It still takes time and effort to maintain an online presence. Communications, Bills and taxes paid and all the rest, still need to be processed in a timely manor.