The crisis also revealed the extent of the massive over-capacity in the US retail market, with estimates that at least one-fifth of American shopping malls would be forced to close. The response to the crisis will be a hastening of the movement toward on-line purchases, in which physical location is no longer a preeminent part of shopping decisions.
危机还显示出美国零售市场里的严重产能过剩，据估计至少有五分之一的美国购物中心将被迫关闭。这次危机将加速网上购物的发展，它不再把物理位置作为购物决定的优先考虑方面。