I am like you DG but unfortunately the younger generations are not. That is why so many longtime department stores which are brick and mortar and all kinds of retailers canno longer keep those doors open. Too expenive.
Wish it were not so. Companies like online retailers such as Amazon and many others are catering to the people who do not want to physically go to stores and shop and try things on or look at electonics or whatever.
It is a sad reality... I will miss the Sears store locally going out in a few months from now. The point is that there are very legitimate reasons why companies and stores close up or layoff workers. Happens all the time.