Heads or Tails?

Remember the days when it was forbidden to shop online? When Christmas' were insane because it was extremely terrifying to point, click, and be done? Lately (The 2000's) our society has increased online shopping by the millions. Although the internet is not completely secure, it has come great distances from the days of non-encrypted pages. I thought about all that I have bought thanks to the internet, and all the face to face confrontations I've had the pleasure of avoiding...and I was immediately surprised! Books, games, clothes, CD's, equipment, vitamins...the list can go on and on. The point is, our society has come up with a strategy to cut out the middle man in the consumer, supplier relationship. Previously, the supplier had to seek many employees to come and and accept the currency, stock shelves, sweep floors, etc...now, not so much. Companies have automated accounts that accept credit cards online, so there goes the cashier. There are no shelves to stock because the order goes straight through the main store and into the docks. Meaning the item is specially ordered and comes in straight from the truck, to your door. Then of course, there are no floors to sweep because....well, there are no floors. Just like that 1 store eliminated approximately 50 jobs in one store.
You may say, well 50 jobs isn't horrible, there have been worse developments...well let's say that the online store does well...there goes another store, and another, and another...until all but a few stores are left purely for convenience. I didn't think it was possible either, except for the fact that a major superstore's online shoppers have increased nearly 300% in 2 years. Some people don't even have to leave their home if they wish to do so, they log on, point, click, and bang there is a delivery truck there like a pizza to deliver your groceries. As in anything there are two sides to this coin...on one side it's amazingly convenient, and you can shop in your underwear if that's how you roll. However, on the flip side, the money you spend online is money you aren't spending at your local store, and may infact be a trend of your community. In any business, if business is good, it's great...and we all know there's no such thing as bad business. So head's or tails?