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Consumer behaviour has changed considerably in recent years due to technology. In what ways does technology affect consumer activities such as shopping? Do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?

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Nowadays,
technologies
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 affect many areas of our daily life,
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 as studying, work and shopping. Many
customers
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 use modern
technologies
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 for buying some things and
services
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.
This
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 essay will elaborate on the main benefits and drawbacks of technology's effect on shopping.
First
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 of all, using new
technologies
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 had changed
customers
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' behaviour throughout the
last
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 decades. Creating new online shops, shipping
services
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 and shop's accounts in social media for the order has lead to a new era of shopping.
This
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 trend made
customers
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' routine easier and more efficient, now they can make purchases without leaving home.  There are some important benefits,
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 as not spending a lot of time shopping, no payment for transport or entrance ticket to a parking lot. Recently, more and more large delivery
services
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 have been created, as well as
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an
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online
store
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stores
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,
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, Amazon, Ozon and Wildberries. Many grocery stores have their own apps for shipping, especially it is popular in Russia, a lot of
customers
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 prefer shipping
services
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 for food and grocery than going to the shops or cafes.
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, the development of the online shopping industry has some drawbacks, like closing the shops and shopping centres, which leads to job cuts and layoffs.
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, elders don't understand and cannot use new
technologies
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 for shopping and if online shopping will replace the traditional one's, they will be unable to new changes. In my opinion, there are more advantages than disadvantages of new shopping trends online.
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, complete replacement of traditional shopping cannot happen in near future.

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