CITY SPACE: S2:

EPISODE 5
How online shopping is changing our
city streets – and what comes next.
OVERVIEW
 City Space: S2: Episode 5 is the podcast
which states how streets in the cities are
getting affecting by online shopping. And in
order to change that few steps and measures
are taken which are explained further.
INTRODUCTION TO ONLINE
SHOPPING
 The e-commerce or electronic commerce is
the online service
 It is used by the people to purchase things
online without going to the main streets.
PROS OF E-COMMERCE
 24/7 available
 Wide range of customers choice
 It saves time
 Cost effective
 Discounts and coupons are easily available
TRADITIONAL SHOPPING
 It is the type of shopping that people or
individual can do by going to the streets or
shop directly.
 It includes offline shopping such as stores
and shops.
 People or individual can test the product
before purchasing.
IMPACT OF ONLINE SHOPPING
ON STREET SHOPPING
 It hampers or affects business of local shopkeepers.
 It negatively affects the profit margin of traditional
retailers.
 It affects the standard of living of traditional
retailers.
CONCLUSION
 In nutshell it can be said that online shopping
adversely affect the traditional shopping.
 Also online shopping must be limited as we
must also do some traditional shopping so
that standard of living of traditional retailers
could be maintained.
SOURCE
 https://www.theglobeandmail.com/
business/article-city-space-podcast/