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

In the

last

decade, the shopping patterns of

people

have changed drastically. The general public is becoming more and more inclined in buying the required products from supermarkets, rather than from local shops. As a consequence of

this

, the backbone of the economy and the overall growth of the country is being ruined. The cynical impact of the same is much more imperative than its positive development; for both the buyer and the local shopkeepers. Globalization has introduced the concept of a shopping mall to all the corners of every country. To start with the

first

cogent argument is, if the

people

of the locality start buying all the commodities from malls

then

the local shopkeepers will face disruption of their business. The family of the small businessman will face the consequence of the same.

In addition

to

this

, the impact of the same will be reflected in society too. Not only

this

, in the long run,

this

will

also

hamper the sustainable development of the country. In continuation to the above,

this

is

also

affecting the buyers of all the scales.

People

who are purchasing articles from malls are being provided with many extra facilities, but those are not free of cost. The general public is paying the same indirectly, as the cost of all those is already incorporated in the rate of every item. To illustrate, facilities, like an air-conditioned glitzy interior along with an elevator in a multi-storage shop, are being charged as an inbuilt cost of goods.

Moreover

,

people

purchase more items than the requirement as all the eye-catchy items are always displayed to attract the target group.

Thus

people

are pushing their purchasing limit to a great extent; causing excessive expenditure. In conclusion, though malls are employing many

people

the dark side of

this

is an area of much concern.

Such

a trend will result in destroying the occupation of grass-level

people

. The condition of the micro-economy along with the overall economy will exacerbate.