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Due to the development and rapid expansion of supermarkets in some countries, many small, local business are unable to compete. Some people think that the closure of local business will bring about the death of local communities. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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As supermarkets are
propping
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 up throughout the country, small businesses are finding it hard to compete with them. According to some people
this
 trend leads to closure of these
business
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businesses
 and eventually death of the local communities. I totally agree with
this
 point of view. Because with loss of livelihood these communities are forced to seek alternatives. Smaller businesses not only sustain
themselves but
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themselves, but
 they
also
 sustain the
community
 in which they operate. Usually the workforce is hired from within the
community
 itself. When supermarkets moves
is
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are
 they
also
 bring in
jobs but
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jobs, but
 only in retail, as most of the products are sourced from outside. That means a sizeable population related to the small businesses become jobless. They in
turn
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turn, then
then
 have to seek for opportunities in the cities and have to move out of the
community
. Small businesses
also
 have to compete with foreign competitors whose products are carried by the supermarkets. Products from developing nations are
also
 available at the supermarket which are much cheaper than that of the local businesses.
This
 results in loss of business for them and they
also
 have to either cut cost or go out of business. Employees of these businesses who are from the
community
 go jobless and are eventually forced to either switch profession or move out. As more and more employable people are forced to make switch to either lower paying jobs or relocate, the
community
 faces a demographic change as well. In the end, I believe the above points highlights some of the aspects that leads to communities eventually dying out because of the expansion of supermarkets.
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