Many high street shops have gone out of business in recent years. Why do you think this has happened? Is it a positive or negative development?

It is true that more and more physical stores have disappeared in the past few years. Personally, I believe

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phenomenon is attributed to a couple of reasons; while the situation would bring some benefits, I concur with the view that

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is a negative trend in the long run. I believe the contributory factors to the shutdown of street shops are

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competition between businesses and the rise of online shopping. Many small physical shops these

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find themselves in the face of tough competition for their consumers’ patronage. In fact, shoppers tend to prefer department stores where a range of consumer goods

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available rather than small stores. But perhaps the leading cause of

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trend is that a large number of shops succumb to internet purchasing and shopping and ultimately vanish.

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, the prevalence of e-commerce sites like Amazon or eBay has caused the closing of many brick-and-mortar stores as people prefer a more convenient and economical way of shopping. A more optimistic prediction is that online shopping in place of traditional stores will create a better shopping experience. From the financial and environmental perspectives, there will be noticeable reductions in transportation costs and environmental pollution; as no transport is needed with regards to making online purchases, people not only save up on the fuel costs but

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reduce exhaust fumes discharged into the environment.

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the view that street shops hold historical values and

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of a nation, and their disappearance is a loss of cultural diversity.

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, given the fast-paced development of e-commerce websites, future generations in Vietnam would not know how lively and

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traditional shops would be. In conclusion, I am convinced that street shops have closed down because of internet shopping and business fierce competition, and the drawbacks of

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trend would outweigh the benefits.