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

Nowadays , Shopping in malls became a new trend for customers, which is impacting sales of local shopkeepers which is resulting closing of these shops. In my opinion , it is a positive development as people are busy in their daily life and they can get everything in a single place . There is no doubt that small local shop has more fresh products rather than superstores ,

For example

, They buy vegetables from farms on daily basis, which is fresh .

Additionally

, in local ,shops a person can buy only the required things

besides

if he is going to the mall

then

as human nature they tend to buy unnecessary things.

Moreover

, shopping centres are not in the nearby area , so the buyer has to go by public transport or via personal vehicles, which wastes their precious time. Shopping from malls has some positive sides as well , as the customer does not have to go to many places to buy things , as it is available under one roof.

In addition

to

this

, if they missed anything on their shopping list , they can buy it after roaming in the area . Most of the shopping centres have kids' zone , so children can enjoy themselves while their parents are busy shopping .

Also

, they don't have to search for snacking places, they can enjoy themselves.

Furthermore

, They can find many alternatives as an option . To sum up, There are some downsides to

this

trend which can lead to financial problems for small shopkeepers but it has numerous good points considering consumers.