In many countries shops open for longer hours daily every week. What is the negative or positive effect on the shoppers and local community

In recent years, supermarkets, now operate almost 24 hours a day in both developed and undeveloped countries.

This

has resulted in major effects on both individuals as well as, the

society

as a whole. The major merit

to

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of

this

is, the provision of job opportunities and

also

, easy assess to items

such

as, food products and drugs, while, the major demerit

to

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for

of

this

would be,

increase

in

crime

rates in the

society

. Availability of job opportunities can be partly attributed to the opening of supermarkets with

lengthy

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long

longer

work hours.

In other words

, different complexes being open at night and

also

during the day strengthens the

economy which

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economy, which

in turn helps the individuals in the

society

with jobs. Take

for example

, the opening of 7/11, which is, a 24 hour store, all around the United States. The

first

7/11 stores opened approximately 11 years ago and according to the People’s magazine, a study carried out in 2017, revealed that 7/11 provides about 200-300 thousand jobs yearly across the country.

Hence

, resulting in a drastic decrease in joblessness across the nation. The major disadvantage to

this

would be,

increase

crime

rates across the

neighborhood

a surrounding or nearby region

neighbourhood

.

This

has become a persistent issue for members of the

society

. Take

for example

, a research, carried out by

crime

stoppers in the United States, in 2016, suggested that most theft related crimes were more common in the overnight stores with about 5.5% occurring at night and, about 1.2

% resulting

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%, resulting

in the death of either, the store clerk or, the perpetrator(s).

Thus

, supermarkets opening for

lengthy

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longer

long

hours may result in

increase

crime

rates in the

society

. In conclusion, there are many merits to

stores

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the stores

opening for more hours than usual

such

as job opportunities for members of the

society

,

however

, there are

also

major demerits

to

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for

of

this

, an example, is

increase

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increasing

increased

in

crime

rates.