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

At present time, most people are willing to go to big places to buy items

instead

of going to small shops and

Hence

, many locations for the local markets have closed. I will discuss negative and positive points and that will decide if it is a positive or negative development.

First

of all, there are many sellers who invest in small businesses and keep hope to get profit from their work. Because of opening showrooms and large shopping companies, they get less profit.

As a result

, it prevents them to go

further

in their work.

For example

, due to fewer sales, small shoppers

also

think that they cannot compete with their competitors and they decide to close their businesses.

Second

of all, small shopping centres give products at fewer

prices

and large places have high

prices

of that, so it

also

affects customers' financial condition.

Moreover

, it

also

increases competition between manufacturers.

For instance

, if big stores have higher

prices

of

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their products, people prefer to buy them due to the high quality and brand name.

In contrast

, large shopping malls have a variety of items which small dealers do not have usually.

In addition

, large shopping centres attract to consumers by sale on products which is a very good point.

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the end,

this

is not a positive development because small suppliers have to suffer a lot due to competition, differences in

prices

, and variety.