It’s not about Amazon or Temu. Here in the Netherlands, we actually did protect our market and two Dutch online stores are more popular than Amazon.
There is just a huge shift to online shopping due to convenience and cost. There is just less demand for physical stores.
Some of the online shops do open physical showrooms. Relatively small stores (think Apple store) where people can see some of the more expensive stuff before buying.
But huge malls and department stores will only be a thing for the largest cities and for outlets, to attract people who like to physically shop.
The smaller malls and department stores just aren’t needed anymore and will forever disappear from our landscapes.
Sorry to disagree.
It’s not about Amazon or Temu. Here in the Netherlands, we actually did protect our market and two Dutch online stores are more popular than Amazon.
There is just a huge shift to online shopping due to convenience and cost. There is just less demand for physical stores.
Some of the online shops do open physical showrooms. Relatively small stores (think Apple store) where people can see some of the more expensive stuff before buying.
But huge malls and department stores will only be a thing for the largest cities and for outlets, to attract people who like to physically shop.
The smaller malls and department stores just aren’t needed anymore and will forever disappear from our landscapes.