In many places of the world, more larger supermarkets are built while smaller local shops are closing down. Are there more advantages or disadvantages to local people?

In recent decades, it can be commonly found that an increasing number of larger

supermarkets

have been opened in the world, meanwhile, smaller local stores have closed.

This

fact brings both benefits and drawbacks to local individuals. On the one hand, customers can have more options to choose the best products in accordance with their actual needs in the large

supermarkets

. Supermarket has a mature supplier-chain system which enables it to purchase various brands of the same product from different companies in the world, and

thus

clients can choose the appropriate product from the market shelves.

Similarly

, customers can get a lower price of goods in the supermarket since the supermarket has a strong price negotiation power

due to

a large volume of sales.

On the other hand

, the local unemployment rate will increase

due to

the shutdown of small local shops. It is generally known that

supermarkets

are highly automated as they use advanced management systems

such

as SAP and self-cashier counter,

as a result

, big shops do not need to hire many local employees to operate the business.

In addition

, small businessmen will lose their jobs

due to

the closure of their shops, and it is

also

hard for these people to find another job because they do not have other work experiences, and fewer employment opportunities are available in the smaller cities. In conclusion,

although

building up large

supermarkets

has some positive sides to the customers, the negative parts of

this

fact should not be overlooked.