Contributing factor, sure. Having the expense of big box stores with comparatively overpriced products and no real differentiation or compelling value proposition to spend more.... Chapter 7.
Fascinating to watch consumers, even at a Wal-Mart box store, pulling out their smartphones to product/price compare to Amazon or even Walmart.com.
Brick and mortar shopping will of course continue to survive, but Toys R Us certainly isn’t the model to follow.
I will never buy from amazon because I will not support Bezos.
I found ink cartridges on staples.com which cost more at the store. They honored the online price.