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 or negative development?

Small local

shops

have closed in the

last

years due to customers who go to large shopping

centres

or

malls

for shopping. I think

this

is a positive development because it is convenient and better for the environment. The

first

reason why I believe it is a positive development for shopping at large shopping

centres

or

malls

and not at small local

shops

is that it is more convenient.

That is

to say that when customers are at large

shops

or

malls

can purchase everything they need in one mall and does need to

travel

to many places for shopping.

For example

, Mogadishu Mall used to only sell groceries in the past, but now there are food courts and other stores in their

centres

, which has made shopping far more convenient for

people

. The other reason why I think shopping only in large shopping

centres

and

malls

is a positive development is that it is good for the environment.

That is

because there is less need for

people

to

travel

to many places for shopping,

therefore

,

people

burn less fuel which results in less air pollution.

For instance

, the advent of large shopping

centres

in Kenya has helped in reducing air pollution within cities as

people

now tend to

travel

to only one place to do their shopping. In conclusion, I think that the reason why customers

travel

to

malls

and large shopping

centres

and not

travel

to small local

shops

is the convenience and advantage they have on the environment.