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The growth of online shopping will one day lead to all shops in towns and cities closing. Do you agree or disagree?

#growth #shops #towns #cities
In recent years, there is a remarkable rise in online shopping, which tends the online purchasers to avoid the traditional visiting of shops in the towns and cities. It has both the merits and demerits in the purchasing
practices but
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practices, but
 I have a strong conviction that it will not lead to the closing of shops/malls in the towns and cities. If we discuss the merits of online buying, we find that it saves both
time
 and money for a buyer as one can avoid the visiting of shops pushing huge traffic and spoiling valuable
time
 with energy in
this
 regard.
On the other hand
, the purchaser may have a limited scope of choosing the items in the shops, which he/she could do it, visiting vast areas of online markets. The same applies to the sellers as they could avoid seeing so many customers spending too much
time
 if they have an online portal for selling their items.
However
, considering the trends of rising online purchase, the world-famous branded shops have
also
 started their online portal making their outlets a dual purpose for the easy reach of their
valuable
Suggestion
valued
 customers. In
this
 circumstance, the same seller is capable of handling a much greater number of
customers delivering
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customers, delivering
 the demands within the stipulated
time
 that
also
 enhancing shoppers profit largely.
On the contrary
, online buying has some demerits too. The buyers’ appropriate choice and fittings may not be possible due to
different contrast
Suggestion
different contrasts
 in colours in the online image of the products and absence in trial room check.
Furthermore
, online shopping does not give the real buying pleasure that generally people enjoy during physical visiting the shops. Sometimes, shopping is enjoyable to pass the leisure times with family and friends, which is not possible in
online shopping
Suggestion
the online shop
online shop
online shops
. The joyful expression of children and the festive look of markets are
also
 not available in
online shopping
Suggestion
the online shop
online shop
online shops
. In conclusion, I prefer to have both types of shopping in practice to ease up the buyers need and maximise the pleasure in shopping. In doing so, my opinion is that the growth of online shopping will not lead the shops in towns and cities closing in
future
Suggestion
the future
.

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • e-commerce
  • brick-and-mortar
  • physical stores
  • online retailers
  • retail apocalypse
  • digital economy
  • consumer behavior
  • sustainability
  • commercial landscape
  • high-street
  • consumer trends
  • augmented reality
  • showrooms
  • carbon footprint
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