The Rise of Ecommerce and the Fall of Retail

The Death of the High Street Store - Infographic

October 15^th 2015 Sally Ormond commence, demise of shops, rise of commerce

demise of the shop

Online sales are booming.

Gone are the days when you would have to traipse round town, going in and our of every shop, trying to find that illusive thingamabob you’ve been looking for.

No longer do you have to drive from retail part to retail park trying to find the best deal on your new washing machine.

Now, from the comfort of your own soft, you can surf the net to find just about anything your heart desires. So why are so many retailers still choosing to ignore the power of online sales?

Every year you hear of yet another well known high street name disappearing because they failed to jump on the e-commerce bandwagon.

It’s time to wake up and realise that customers will do what’s the most convenient for them and that means shopping online.

This infographic that I found on business2community.com sums up the importance of online retail sales perfectly.

Importance of online marketing