In recent years, many small local shops have closed because customers travel to large shopping centres or malls to do their shopping. Is this a positive or a negative development? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience

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Economy
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The economy
has grown to a large extent, along with the advancement of generations, regarding the tastes, fashions, preferences, etc.
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has brought a drastic change resulting in a negative impact on the retailers, as they are deemed to be selling old fashioned stuff with
same patterns
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the same patterns
,
although
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it is
good angel
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a good angel
of positive development of the
Naiton
a politically organized body of people under a single government
nation
. Young genre prefers to have unique designs with enormous varieties, irrespective of time or money constraint.
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point is well grasped by the great businessmen,
therefore
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, emerged many malls with multiple options of not only clothing, accessories, shoes, fancy and decorative items that are made available at one single place, but
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gold and silver ornaments, wedding and function collections are sold, so as to ensure the customer shall not opt for
other
any of various alternatives; some other
another
store, and
infact
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in fact
, would make the entire shopping at a single go.
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, the shop keepers can
also
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grow their business with magnifying profits, and for
such
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benefits, they offer trade discounts, lucky draws, presenting new gifts, so as to attract the clients and retain them for
long time
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a long time
.
For instance
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, Brand factory gives 10%, 20%, 30%,
likewise
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discounts or buy three pieces at some feasible prices, where in, the buyer obviously avails the offer and gets benefited. In
such
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cases, both the parties are benefited, like, the shop with the sale of more items and the purchaser with the purchase of more goods at feasible prices. Even, the quality of products
maintained
make reference to
mentioned
is
also
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awesome, as they have to gain the focus of the customer. Well, while coming to the tiny shops, though, they are trustworthy and quality assured
,
Accept space
,
people are not convinced with the rates and varieties, when compared to that of the recent large malls. Since, they follow the standard repeated models, retail shops are at stake with loss, resulting in winding up of the store. Same is the scenario with other sorts of supplies
such
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as, cloth stores or jewellery marts, foods, beverages, beauty parlours, and so on. A good business person should always prefer the satisfaction of the consumer, in order to run the shop successfully. Conclusively, it is very important to move according to the youth rather than sticking
at
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in
one spot, if small organizations
has
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have
to see an immense improvement of their business, or to have sound profits.
Requirement
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The requirement
has to be read carefully and microscopic in approaching the customer properly for a positive enhancement of the trade.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • retail outlets
  • consumer behavior
  • shop locally
  • convenience
  • variety
  • economic growth
  • job creation
  • community
  • personal touch
  • small businesses
  • local economy
  • big corporations
  • dependence
  • shopping habits
  • urbanization
  • globalization
  • competition
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