Internet Research Detective - Mission 4

        

Internet Research Detective – Mission 4

        
Brick and mortar vs. Online Retail Sales

Your mission is to research the growing importance of online retail sales vs. traditional brick and mortar sales.  Please note which web sites or online sources you used to do your research.  A good site for MLA format is http://www.easybib.com/

1)    Use the table below to record your answers and observations:      

	Brick and Mortar Sales	Online Sales
Definition
Advantages
Disadvantages
$ Value of Sales in 2013
% of Sales Overall in 2013

Sources used (MLA format) : 

      2)    Do you think that online sales will ever over-take traditional brick and mortar sales in terms of the total $ value of sales in any given year?  Why or why not?

    3) After viewing the Amazon drone delivery system video and considering the potential for 
    this technological development to assist online sales companies as well as companies in 
    various industries, do you think this technology has a future in the real world?  Which 
    companies would this technology benefit most?  Briefly explain why or why not.

Copy and paste these questions into a Word document file.  Then save your work as OnlineSales_FirstNameLastName.doc and g-mail it to me at  rwiegs@gmail.com     Don’t forget to Cc yourself (send it to your own e-mail address as well) as evidence that you submitted the work to me.