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Originally Posted by crockett
Abercrombie & Fitch used to be a mail order catalog.. They were basically like Amazon but as a catalog, you could buy anything from them including guns..
Sears, JCpennys ect all used to have giant catalogs and they all got away from that model to open big brick & mortar store fronts.. This will simply be a reset back to their old business models but instead of catalogs it will now be internet..
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yes trends are reversing, good point. I always think about Walden pond when I read stories like theses. cutting ice out of a pond to sell dropped dead with advent of commercial refrigeration. as did industry grow in the south with cheap labor. air conditioning allowed a workable environment for many industries.