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Small town center shops are running out of business because rural residents tend to go shopping in big cities store. To what extent do the disadvantages of this development outweigh the advantages?

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Rural residents going
for
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shopping in big city stores are resulting in small town centre
shops
 running out of business. Exposure to new
products
 may be argued as an advantage, but the detrimental effect of the
products
 not being used locally and the fact that sometimes the same product may be available at a higher rate in
cities
 cannot be ignored. The Rural economy is predominantly dependent on local consumption.
As a result
 of people going to the local
shops
 to buy all their needs, these
shops
 are able to make profits and the
products
 consumed locally. To illustrate, studies reveal that about 80% of the rural population buy all their things locally.
However
, with the current
tendencies
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for going
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 to bigger
cities
 for shopping, local produce is not being used, resulting in an impact on the rural economy. Another effect of people not buying locally is that the small shop owners are now forced to sell the produce to the
cities
 through middlemen.
Consequently
, the rates are increased.
For example
, the same pair of shirts would cost almost twice in a city shop than in the local rural market. A general argument is that by shopping in big
cities
, the villagers are exposed to the latest items and they get to choose from
lot
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 of variety.
For instance
, they may be able to get the latest fertilizers which would benefit them.
While
this
 can be seen as an advantage, it is minimal when compared to all the negative effects. In conclusion, there may be some advantages to buying at big city
store
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.
On the other hand
, the disadvantages are far more than the advantages.
While
 ensuring that small
shops
 do not close down, the government should take measures to make the latest
products
 available to rural residents.
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