Comments on: Main Street Shopping http://lowtechtimes.com/2009/07/15/main-street-shopping/ steam trains, bluegrass music, low-tech solutions, and hi-tech problems Tue, 22 May 2012 12:36:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: The Low-Tech Times » Shopping Local http://lowtechtimes.com/2009/07/15/main-street-shopping/comment-page-1/#comment-2118 The Low-Tech Times » Shopping Local Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:33:28 +0000 http://lowtechtimes.com/2009/07/15/main-street-shopping/#comment-2118 [...] Main Street Shopping [...] [...] Main Street Shopping [...]

]]> By: S.P. Gass http://lowtechtimes.com/2009/07/15/main-street-shopping/comment-page-1/#comment-2083 S.P. Gass Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:33:36 +0000 http://lowtechtimes.com/2009/07/15/main-street-shopping/#comment-2083 Thanks for the comment, Kevin. I agree that the decline of Main Street shopping may have preceded the Internet. It seems that small shops can (and should) have an Internet presence... maybe not as fancy as the large chains, but something that is adequate. Interestingly, some malls are now in decline while some downtown communities appear to be coming back. Thanks for the comment, Kevin. I agree that the decline of Main Street shopping may have preceded the Internet. It seems that small shops can (and should) have an Internet presence… maybe not as fancy as the large chains, but something that is adequate.

Interestingly, some malls are now in decline while some downtown communities appear to be coming back.

]]> By: kevin http://lowtechtimes.com/2009/07/15/main-street-shopping/comment-page-1/#comment-2082 kevin Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:14:44 +0000 http://lowtechtimes.com/2009/07/15/main-street-shopping/#comment-2082 My understanding is that main street shopping was in decline long before the Internet. For the past 30 years, large discount retail chains have taken market share from the smaller specialty shops in downtowns. On reason, of course, is that these large chains have access to newest technologies, making them more competitive. My understanding is that main street shopping was in decline long before the Internet. For the past 30 years, large discount retail chains have taken market share from the smaller specialty shops in downtowns. On reason, of course, is that these large chains have access to newest technologies, making them more competitive.

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