E Shop Guardian: E-Shopping Malls

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For many years, a shopping mall was the center of all shopping 
activity for many people. However, with technology came online shopping,
 which in many ways, revolutionized the way people shop and do business.
 Many businesses adopted this new trend by setting up online stores to 
complement their physical stores. Currently, the decision to visit the 
local mall or shop online is a matter of personal preference, and the 
reasons for preferring one mode of shopping to the other vary, depending
 on who you ask. Below is a brief comparison of these two concepts.<br />
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<b>The Similarity between the Shopping mall and an Online Store</b><br />
The
 one thing these venues and online stores have in common is the wide 
variety of products and services that you can find in one place. The 
concept behind malls is to have an all-under-one roof design, whereby 
different vendors, retailers, service providers and other businesses can
 offer their products and services. Therefore, shoppers don't have to 
move from one location to another, trying to find a particular brand or 
business.<br />
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Some of the common facilities that you can find in one 
of these venues include grocery stores, fast food outlets, cinema halls,
 supermarkets, banks, gaming arcades, electronic stores, and many more. 
The same concept applies to online shopping, though in a virtual state. 
Online shopping allows you to conveniently shop from multiple stores, 
simultaneously. However, online shopping has a slight advantage in that 
the range of products and services offered are limitless, whereas the 
shopping mall has to deal with space constraints.<br />
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<b>The Advantages of Shopping Malls over Online Stores</b><br />
Buying
 your stuff from the shopping mall is ideal, especially when it comes to
 buying personal effects such as clothing and jewelry. Some items 
require you to first, try them on, before you can buy. Buying clothes, 
underwear, jewelry and other personal effects, online, poses various 
challenges. First, it may not be possible to tell the exact color, size,
 and texture, among other attributes. When it comes to other items such 
as watches and jewelry, it may be impossible to verify the authenticity.
 Even though these attributes may be indicated, and some images of the 
items posted online, it is only through visiting the shopping mall that 
you can try out an item, verify the authenticity, and be satisfied 
before buying.<br />
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With the wide range of facilities that are 
physically available in these malls, you can take your family along to 
have a treat. You may choose to do an all-inclusive family shopping, 
grab something to eat in the restaurants, take your children to the 
video game arcades, watch a movie, visit the beauty salon, pay some 
bills, among other activities. With online stores, you can just shop.<br />
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<b>The Advantages of Online Stores over Shopping Malls</b><br />
Many
 people have busy schedules, hence finding the time to go to the mall, 
whether alone or with their families is impossible. You need 
considerable energy and time to go shopping. Apart from this, getting 
stuck up in traffic, having to wade through crowds of people, or having 
to deal with the hustle and bustle of children running around in the 
shopping mall is not the ideal shopping experience that some people 
would like. For this reason, they would rather stay at home and shop 
online, since it is more convenient. The comfort of your home or office,
 as well as the considerable time-saving is appealing to many shoppers.<br />
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In
 summary, both concepts seem to have their share of advantages and 
disadvantages. As such, the decision to shop either online or visit the shopping mall lies with individual circumstances, as well as preference.</div>
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