Chris Morton, co-founder and CEO of Lyst, answers a question from investor Harry Briggs about whether e-commerce platforms will cause the end of brick-and-mortar retail stores.
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“Physical store, I do not see going, going anywhere there may be some changes for these experiential versus the more functional. Maybe center of cities will stay strong, whereas some of the destination, you know, suburb stores might be a bit more impacted, but as a concept, it's always going to be there in my view.”
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