I believe that in today’s world online shopping has become very popular so it is not really something that is going to happen in long term. It’s already happening now and I believe that has already affected the industry of physical retail stores and urban planning a lot. Since with online shopping you can you have access to an unlimited number of stores, of models, of fashion, types of fashion and so it can be very, it can be a lot more appealing to an average person. And nowadays a lot of people claim to do online shopping more than retail shopping. However, I don’t believe that it is going to completely replace physical retail stores since there is one important aspect of it, especially with fashion, that you cannot get with online shopping such as being able to try on your clothes and see how the form looks on you. And I think that that’s a very important aspect of fashion. So I don’t think that online shopping will completely replace physical stores. However another point is that for convenience goods such as domestic goods…
Band 6+: How might the increasing popularity of online shopping affect the future of physical retail stores and urban planning?
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I believe that in today's world, online shopping has become very popular, so it is not really something that is going to happen in the long term. It's already happening now, and I believe that it has already affected the industry of physical retail stores and urban planning a lot. With online shopping, you have access to an unlimited number of stores, models, and types of fashion, so it can be a lot more appealing to the average person. Nowadays, a lot of people claim to do online shopping more than retail shopping. However, I don't believe that it is going to completely replace physical retail stores since there is one important aspect, especially with fashion, that you cannot get with online shopping, such as being able to try on your clothes and see how the fit looks on you. I think that is a very important aspect of fashion. So, I don't think that online shopping will completely replace physical stores. However, another point is that for convenience goods, such as domestic goods...
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