AS CHECKOUT LINES GROW MORE CUSTOMERS BUY ONLINE CWorawee Meepian/Shutterstock Have you ever walked into a large retail store and noticed that only three or four of the dozens of check-out lanes are open? To make matters worse, each check-out lane that is open has numerous customers standing in line waiting to pay for their purchases. In essence, these check-out lanes represent a constraint that does not exist at online retallers, such as Amazon.com. A survey conducted by Ayden estimates that 86% of shoppers have walked out of a retail store location in the last 12 months due to long check-out lines, thereby costing bricks-and-mortar retailers $37.7 billion in lost sales. As retailers such as Macy's, J.C. Penny, Kohl's, Target, and Nordstrom seek to cut costs by reducing headcount, they are losing sales to customers who would rather stay home, save time, avoid the hassles, and shop online. Source: Suzanne Kapner, Stores Slash Staffs And Watch Lines Grow, The Wall Street Journal, May 1, 2018, pp. 81 and 82. Directions Be sure to read all directions prior to engaging with this activity. 1. For this discussion board, I would like you to think about the current business situation of retail store location businesses versus online businesses. The article discusses one of many problems that retail stores face versus their online counterparts. What can retail stores do to compete with online retailers? What value can they provide that online retailers can't? 2. Use the 'reply' arrow below to start your initial post. 3. In your initial post. I would expect at least a 200 word response. 4. Then, in two peer responses provide constructive feedback to two other students' posts. Each peer response should be at least 50 words. 5. Be sure NOT to use "I agree or I disagree language". 6. The due date if Friday of week 16.