Exactly. That is my loving point.
If you go through the effort to go to a store in person, why would you use a smart device that ALSO has the ability to order those same things from your house?
Just stay home. Going to a physical store at all should be fazed out with this technology, not updated by it.
Because a physical store has a much better way of advertising things you didn't intend on getting. Strategically placed items that you have no choice of passing by when you're going to certain areas. And even the shelf the items are placed on. Things adults would be more interested in higher up, and things kids would be more interested in lower down. You can't do this online. Especially when people are using a search feature.
Then there's delivery fees. When it comes to pizza, you're lucky it's just usually a $3 charge. Most other places also give a % up charge, as well as a higher flat fee. This makes buying things in bulk a lot more expensive than paying to drive there yourself.
Then there's urgency. If you need something fast, the best way to do so is to get it yourself, rather than wait till someone has time to bring it to you.
I have a feeling physical stores will exist so long as the things you need that sell there only come in physical form.
The moment we can download food is the moment grocery stores will stop existing. I have a feeling that wont ever happen.
