Many small local shops are closing as they are unable to compete with large supermarkets in the area.How does this effect local communities? How could this situation be improved?

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Small local shops are shutting down
as a consequence
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of huge competition from large supermarkets in the locality.
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will allow supermarkets to create a monopoly and raise
prices
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.
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situation can be dealt with by allocating
subsidies
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to small stores.
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, by creating a monopoly large stores can exploit their customers, meaning local communities. Supermarkets can raise the
prices
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of their commodities,
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as dairy products.
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result
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, local communities would have to spend more of their income on products required on a daily basis.
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, Expenditure on leisure activities will go down and local communities may not prosper.
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, Hamid Super Store located in Hyderabad sky-rocketed their
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prices
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as a
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result
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of local stores closing down, which led lots of
individual
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to pause other leisure activities.
Government
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The government
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providing
subsidies
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to local shop owners would mean that
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would be able to lower the
prices
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of the products.
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, Locals would be able to buy at lower
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.
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, a shop owner who was allocated
subsidy
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by the government would
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earn profit.
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result
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, both the consumer and service provider will be beneficiaries.
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, the
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Government of Pakistan granted many shopowners with huge
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, and
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result
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, many poor individuals benefited In conclusion,
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to destroy
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monopoly, and
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assisting
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assist
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local shopper and shopkeeper
subsidies
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could create a huge difference.
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, helping all the stakeholders of the economy.

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task achievement
To achieve a higher score in task response, ensure that you fully address all parts of the prompt. Elaborate on your ideas with more specific details and examples. Make sure you explain how each point directly impacts the local communities and suggest a broader range of improvements.

Word Count

IELTS says that you should write a minimum of 250 words in writing task 2. If you go under word count you will lose marks in task response.

A very long essay will not give you a higher band score.

Aim for between 260 to 290 words in writing task 2. This will ensure a concise essay and will be realistic in terms of time management. You have only 40 minutes to write the essay and you need around 10 minutes of planning time, so you will not be able to write a long essay in 30 minutes.

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