Large Shopping Malls Are Replacing Small Shops. Your Opinion? Good Or Bad

The retail sector in India is witnessing a huge revamping exercise as traditional markets make way for new formats

such

as departmental stores, hypermarkets, supermarkets, and

specialty

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speciality

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stores. The urbanization of residential locations,

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families, increased household income,

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growing exposure to foreign lifestyles, increased aspiration of consumers, health consciousness and the convenience of one-stop shopping are major driving forces

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attracts

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consumers to

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organized shopping

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large scale Mega Mall. There are many

advantages

large shopping

malls

can offer compared to small retailers.

Firstly

, department stores and supermarkets can provide customers with a wide range of options

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various prices.

Additionally

, it is self-evident that people can receive many excellent services when shopping in shopping

centers

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.

For instance

, unlike small retailers which do not usually have any special service, large

shops

usually offer discounts for loyal customers, leading to a significant increase in the purchase. Regardless of their endless

advantages

, they do have some disadvantages. The

malls

are taking away local and small

shops

thus

the decision to promote large shopping

malls

taking the bread out of the mouths of many people. The shopkeepers are left with no means of earning a living. Only a few customers buy products from small local

shops

and the practice is greatly affecting the local economy. To conclude, the large shopping

malls

do have their

advantages

, but

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of small

shops

causing an imbalance in the economy outweighs their

advantages

.

Hence

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policy makers

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are suggested to give adequate importance to the views of small retailers while taking the policy decisions.