In recent years, many small local shops have closed because customers travel to large shopping centers or malls to do their shopping. Is this a positive or a negative development?

After shopping malls have grown in popularity among the shoppers, a large number of small retailers are forced to shut down. One of the main negative aspect of

this

trend

is that it leads to unemployment. Another drawback is that consumers are left with limited options.

This

essay shall cover reasons why

this

trend

is not a positive one. The biggest problem with

this

trend

is that when one

shop

shuts down, all its employees lose job increasing unemployment in the country.

For example

, when the Emporium Mall was built in the centre of the Model Town market, all international and local brands shifted inside it. Those who couldn't afford to rent a

shop

inside had to shut down. According to news reports 100 shops had to go out of business.

This

left 650 workers without a job and thousands of rupees losses to transporters. Another problem is that consumers have lesser choice. The only option left is expensive, branded products.

For instance

, the ZYK Denim

shop

in the market mentioned above sold a pair of local jeans for Rs 250. After it was closed, people now have to buy imported Zara jeans starting from Rs 8000.

On the contrary

, convenience of consumers is a big positive

of

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about

this

trend

. They don't have to roam around different parts of the city to get all the stuff they need. An example of

this

is that you go to a bakery to buy your bread,

to

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in

a shoe

shop

for your heels and

then

to a supermarket which might be at the other end of the city to get your

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.

Instead

, if you go to the mall you find it all under the same roof. In conclusion,

although

large shopping centres make buying things easier for

customers but

Accept comma addition

customers, but

they have adverse impacts on many sections of the society. In my opinion, the social costs of these are

outweighing

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outweighed

its benefits.