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

There is no doubt that online shopping has been tremendously increased recently. While some people believe that

this

growth will cause the

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of traditional shops, others argue that nothing can replace the

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convenience

of traditional retails. In

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essay, I will explain my support for the latter view with examples.

To begin

with, shopping through online platforms is more convenient in terms of

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.

This

is because shopping online relieves people from the burden of commuting long routes to buy clothes and groceries.

Moreover

, customers can easily switch retails by just a click

instead

of

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from one district to another searching for their needs. Another reason is that online platforms are open 24 hours a day for the whole week.

Therefore

, customers do not have to during wait for

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pecific day to purchase what they need.

Accordingly

, if the traditional shops located in malls and downtowns do not adapt to the new technology, their revenue will dramatically suffer.

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, in 2020, a survey has been conducted by

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gyptian Ministry of Trade stated that customers using online shopping websites have been significantly increased during the

first

quarter of 2020.

In addition

, online shopping has

also

contributed to the reduction of energy consumption.

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is because there is no need to build malls which consumes a tremendous amount of electricity and water supply.

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energy reduction will benefit the environment by reducing

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arbon footprint produced by commercial malls.

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, in 2020, A study has been made by UN stated that the closures of commercial complexes, due to the recent COVID-19 outbreak, reduced carbon dioxide emission by 50% compared to the same period of the previous year. In conclusion, as online shopping saves customers time and reduces greenhouse gases emissions, I believe that online shopping will soon replace traditional shops.