However, it is curious that we started with catalogue sales and have come full circle to effectively catalogue sales via the internet. The heyday of the bog box mall stores is about over. Between boutique stores and internet sales the big expensive stores will fade away.
And how many here remember the Sears Roebuck catalogue? I've often wondered what Sears would be like today if they'd continued their catalogue business. Probably a lot better off than it is. They built their success with their catalogue and retail locations.