Cathy HuangMr. Allen and Mr. BuysJunior Humanities Periods 3+402/24/2016Online shopping vs in-store shoppingThesis: Online shopping is better than in-store one and will have more customers in the future. Since the internet came out and developed, online shopping has become important parts of many people. With the rapid development of the Internet in the world, more and more people began to start online shopping due to its convenience, time-saving and benefits.
For the definition, Online shopping is an act of purchasing items or services on the Internet and has grown in popularity over years. Narrowly speaking, it can be understood as searching online information and having online deals. But broadly speaking, if one section of shopping is finished online, it will be regarded as online shopping. What you need to learn is just to click your mouse and to wait instead of going out by foot or driving. According to a recent survey, people in favor of online shopping are far more than those in favor of in-store shopping. Abramovich shows his survey for behavior of shopping that: “Seventy-two percent of Millennials research and shop their options online before going to a store or the mall.
”(Abramovich) The fact that people choose online shopping more than in-store one also shows in the Percentage of GDP 2016. “Experts estimate the share of the internet economy in the GDP of the United States to reach 5.4 percent. The developed market average is projected to be 5.5 percent.” (“Share of the internet economy in the gross domestic product in G-20 countries in 2016”) For example, China has grown its economy in a high speed in recent years.
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