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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 development or a negative development?

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There has been an increase in
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umber of shopping malls recently which results in
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losure of small businesses. Now it is a trend that shoppers like to buy several items from
one
place
 and I think it is beneficial and will state reasons for my opinion in
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first
 main reason is
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onvenience to shop
at
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one
place
. Giant malls have all
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kinds of shops
at
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one
place
 which attract the customers to do their multiple activities. Apple store,
for instance
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 the presence in all super malls for their buyers and you can find supermarkets, toy shops, cinemas, fast food chains and even some has play area for the kids. Another point of view is the fact that it will save
time
 as well because people are already busy in their hectic
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.
Thus
, people find it easy to shop under
one
 roof. Malls have the facilities to entertain
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umber of people at
one
time
 where buyers do not have to worry about the parking issue. As these malls have large designated parking space where hundreds of vehicles can be parked at
one
time
 as compare to local shops. Shoppers can spend long hours in the mall without even thinking about their car parking
time
 limit and having a ticket issued by the authorities.
Furthermore
, they do not have to drive from
one
place
 to another and find a parking spot every single
time
.
Therefore
, malls have become
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avourite
place
 for many individuals. In a nutshell, large malls have made shopping easier as it is convenient and provide
hassle free
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 parking as compare in the past.
Hence
, it is a positive development in my view.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • retail outlets
  • consumer behavior
  • shop locally
  • convenience
  • variety
  • economic growth
  • job creation
  • community
  • personal touch
  • small businesses
  • local economy
  • big corporations
  • dependence
  • shopping habits
  • urbanization
  • globalization
  • competition
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