The malls in Japan and Thailand are booming. There are a ton of crowds, they have plenty in stock, there are dozens of restaurants that keep people in.

You can also do delivery in those places.

I think a lot of places in the west, but America especially, convinced themselves their poorly run physical stores, owned and nigh operated by venture capitalists, is an indicator that people don't need them anymore. The world has shown that that is clearly not the case.

There are cultural differences in attitudes toward workmanship in places like Japan. Indeed, the Mitutoyo factory products have an excellent reputation even in North America (assuming you find a legitimate source.)

North American business culture has changed, and will likely continue to degenerate with disconnected trust-fund kids running things. =3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rE75WvOtcu8