So, as out-of-town shopping centres did for town centres, so online shopping has had the same effect.
Shops selling unique, individual items seem to be closing down, more quickly than the cost of fuel is going up! Our local second-hand bookshop closed a little while ago, as did our second-hand bric-a-brac shop. Our local antique shop has disposed of all its antiques and gone into the new furniture market. The local charity shops have cottoned on that they can sell some of their second-hand goods at higher prices than previously.
Admittedly, it is great to be able to buy without having to leave your armchair, to see glossy pictures of what you are about to buy and to keep warm and dry, but you loose the thrill of being able hunt through piles of stuff, checking the condition, handling the stuff and actually seeing what you are handing over your hard-earned dosh for!
One of the defining things about modern-day life is the concept of choice: let's keep it that way.
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