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?

A majority of local shops are being closed in recent years due to the shift over by citizens to visit shopping malls and centres for their daily goods and shopping.

This

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trend is still continuing, and

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treat

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as a positive

phenominon

any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning

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in

soceity

an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

society

, as the

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of goods can be assured with branded and renowned shopping malls.

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and foremostly, day to day

lifes

a characteristic state or mode of living

lives

life

of citizens are being jeopardized due to

decremental

(sometimes followed by 'to') causing harm or injury

detrimental

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of products in the market. The major source

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of

these goods are from local community shops established in every corner of streets. The profits generated from local shops have become a critical source of income for many local business owners. Decreasing the

quality

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of goods is

only way

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the only way

to get them the required profits.

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, local

shop keepers

a merchant who owns or manages a shop

shopkeepers

are bringing the

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hand material and goods from retail markets to sell at standard prices to the households.

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, due to consideration of

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as an important factor, citizens are shifting over to big shopping malls to buy their goods.

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, large shopping malls established in populated areas are taking responsibility for the

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of products and ready to replace them with new ones if found damaged.

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, people can plan their consumables at a time and can spend money on

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with a proper budget plan, so that they will be able to track their expenses for better financial management. To conclude, Even though, the bread and butter of the local shop owners are taken off by avoiding visits, encouraging people to visit shopping malls and branded showrooms make

lifes

a characteristic state or mode of living

lives

life

files

more hygiene and healthier. Alternatively,

Government

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the government

the Government

can plan and encourage for alternative business options to the local community shop owners for saving the health of citizens.