Due to the development and rapid expansion of supermarket 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?

Although

the establishment of supermarkets in some areas of the world is fast on the rise,

this

trend is causing a strain on local shops. According to some, shutting down these local businesses will result in

death

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the death

of small communities around them. I completely agree with

this

notion because most of these small scale enterprises are run by natives of these communities.

First

of all,

majority

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the majority

of these small businesses are owned by members of the

community

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community, thus

thus

closing them would cause these locals to migrate to areas where their businesses can thrive. An example is seen in the reduction in population of some towns in Kampala, Uganda; many small scale businesses were forced to shut down as they had few patronage due to the development of large foreign malls and supermarkets in these towns. A majority of residents in the area preferred to buy foreign goods from the large stores

thus

many native shops owners had to leave the area to other places.

In addition

to

this

,

patronising

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patronize

local businesses

encouragedls

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encourage

encourages

unity and builds the spirit of friendship as both buyers and sellers are natives to the

community

.

This

would be lost if these

form

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forms

of trading

is closed

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are closed

down, affecting

community

spirit.

Secondly

, many local businesses sell their products at low

rates which

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rates, which

is profitable

to

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for

both the buyers and sellers.

For instance

, local farmers would rather sell their produce at wholesale prices to customers compared to supermarkets which sell at retail cost. Closure of

this

form of trade would tell on the finances of locals

seein

having vision, not blind

seeing

that they would need to pay more to get the same quantity of goods.

This

financial strain would push people to move to areas where goods are more affordable, especially when there is no extra source of income.

Furthermore

, a high number of local businesses are located within the

community

, close to people's

residence meaning

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residence, meaning

that consumables can be purchased with ease and comfort. Closing them down implies that locals would have to journey far distances to buy these products as most large stalls are located in busy, targeted areas.

Thus

, locals may migrate to towns because

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of

this

reason. To sum up, the development of supermarkets is increasing nowadays causing

most local

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more local

businesses to close down. I believe

this

issue should be closely examined by the government and certain measures taken to prevent it as closure of

such

shops would cause problems within the

community

.