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

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It is believed that, eventually, one day e-commerce growth will cause the end of traditional shopping. I truly agree with statement, as there are some reasons why offline retailers will be closed in the near future, while online shopping will acquire dominance in the market.
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with, I am convinced that one of the aspects of the growth of online shopping is its convenience compare to traditional shopping.
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is because people can order products without
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of going outside,
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, parcels will be delivered the same day at their doorstep.
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, a prime example of the convenience of online retailers is Amazon company, which offers not only a large variety of products on their website and application but
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a two hours door to door delivery. And because of these features, more and more people have started to use Amazon services,
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I believe that
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growing popularity of online retailers will one day lead to the elimination of traditional shops.
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, offline retailers' goods tend to be more expensive, than products that are selling online. Their price is higher because traditional shops ought to pay a salary to their employees and maintain their stores. One way to illustrate
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is clothing shops in my town where apparel price is much more expensive than the price of the same clothing online,
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I and most of my peers prefer to order clothes from online stores.
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, I think that it is inevitable for shops in towns and cities to be eventually closed, as they will gradually lose their customers to online shopping retailers. In conclusion, I am truly convinced that shops in towns and cities will eventually be closed as they cannot compete with the growing popularity of online shopping.
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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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