Amazon has reinvented the world of shopping. Because of the accessibility and simplicity of online shopping, brick and mortar stores have been going out of business. According to Forbes, the decline in retail shopping is called the Amazon Effect.

Ten years ago, people spent time and gas money to buy themselves a pair of jeans. But now your favorite pair of jeans is just a click away. 

However, Amazon has decided to include walk-in stores in some states. According to USA Today, Amazon will be opening stores in Washington and Los Angeles.

Amazon is a global leader and rules the internet in online shopping. According to a study by Vox, people prefer to do shopping in online stores rather than in physical stores because it saves time.

People can do their shopping sitting in any corner of the world. Online shopping also keeps individuals from going out in the midst of the pandemic. They can get what they need from the comfort and safety of their home. According to The New York Times, Amazon boosted its profit by 220% during the initial shutdown of the pandemic. 

Amazon needs to take advantage of the market they have created and stay on the online platform. The specialty of Amazon is the ability to get anything and everything we need.

By opening stores, Amazon would put smaller stores in even more danger than they already have. Mom-and-pop shops have already been greatly affected from big corporations and the pandemic. They cannot bear more competition. According to The New York Times, many businesses did not recover from the shutdown and loss of business the pandemic caused.

Amazon needs to stay in their lane and stop moving to an instore market. 

They already have a good thing going. As the saying goes, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”