Due to the development and rapid expansion of supermarkets in some countries many small, local businesses are unable to compete. Some people think that the closure of local businesses will bring about the death of local communities. To what extend do you agree or disagree?

As a result

of the growth of supermarkets in some countries, many local businesses have died out. Some people argue that without local business, local communities will cease to exist. Personally, I believe that even though the closure of regional enterprises poses a great threat to local communities. It is certain that nowadays people prefer to shop in supermarkets rather than in local shops.

This

is mainly due to the fact that it is more convenient to buy everything in one larger shop,

for example

a supermarket, than having to visit several different shops to buy the same things. Supermarkets reduce shopping time and people can buy what they want in a relatively short time. To illustrate, a recent study conducted by the Guardian has demonstrated that the majority of individuals buy most of his or her food and household goods from a big store because prices are lower, choice greater, quality more consistent, and service speedier; many people

also believe

Suggestion

also believes

that services provided by the local stores are not reliable. The expansion of supermarkets not only resulted in the extinction of the local shops, it has

also

greatly affected the local communities. In any area, after the arrival of a big supermarket, participation in local charities, churches, campaign groups and even voting declines sharply. Communities are created by myriad small daily encounters: getting cooking tips from the greengrocer, hearing about a job from the butcher, recommending a good plumber at the bakery, exchanging opinions in the pub. According to Jane Jacobs, the author of a well-known book on city life, supermarkets minimise human contact in the interests of efficiency and convenience, most recently by introducing self-service lanes for payment, they cut the threads that hold an engaged community together. In conclusion, the widespread introduction of supermarkets has greatly affected local communities all over the globe. I agree that these results are mainly negative, since the vast majority of local shops has closed, which in turn has lead to disunion within local populations.