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

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small scale

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businesses are now

shutdown

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as the customers prefer to visit super stores for their purchasing.

Although

there are certain positives of

this

development yet I believe that it is a detrimental trend for local traders and cultures. Beginning with the major benefits of

this

development.

First

and foremost is

the

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convenience for consumers.

This

is because shopping is a time-consuming and tiring task when people have to visit different stores for different things.

However

, in shopping

malls

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all the stuff is available under

the

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single roof which can save time and energy

of

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buyers.

For instance

, Big Bazaar usually have grocery, costume,

stationary

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, utensils and handloom all the things in a single store where people can buy as per their needs.

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, super

store

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stores

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usually have alluring discount offers for their visitors which can be pocket friendly for them. These offers mostly compel buyers to visit shopping malls

instead

of local shops. Despite the

above mentioned

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points, there are certain reasons to substantiate that

this

trend has myriad dismal consequences. Local Businessmen, indeed, are the main victim of

this

development as they have to

lost

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their source of livelihood.

This

may result in

closure

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the closure

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of local businesses, which

also

lead

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to the poor economic condition of that region. What is more, it leads to the loss of local culture as super

store

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stores

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mostly promote the sale of branded things.

That is

why

,

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local craftsmen and their handicrafts are left

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. If they have no sale of their handmade products, their art would be

also

lost. It would be a shock

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the local culture. In conclusion, super stores are beneficial for the public because of easiness and discount, I,

nevertheless

believe that its downside cannot be ignored at the same time due to loss of culture and local traders.