Small local retailers are what makes a town a town. If everyone just shops online, there is no local personality. People need to shop at small local businesses in order to have a place they still call home. If we all just shop online the town turns to nothing. And there are no personal relationships. Big box stores are wastelands now with no quality sales staff or displays. But spending your money at small mom and pops keeps that money circulating in the local economy before it leaves town again. Vibrant local economies are what we all enjoy to experience the most!