Online or Retail?

When starting a new business or with a business you've pended or operated for a while one of the big discussion that you need to make is weather you want to but your business online or in retail stores or both, in today's world you have to be online everything and everyone is so if your not your business is going to suffer for it, so your welcome you don't need to answer that question, but that said, the real question is weather it's a good idea to sell to retail stores or even start your own store front business. And once again there are a lot of Different elements to consider here, what percentage of you sales margins would you lose and would your product or service be able to do well in a retail environment, how much more time would it take you to get in and stay in retail stores and if that time would be better spent elsewhere. Do you even like the retail market!? all these questions and many more need to be carefully considered in order to find the best fit for you and your business.