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Band 4.5

•In many countries small shops and town centres are going out of business, because people tend to drive to the large out-of-town stores. This results in an increase in car use, and it also means that people without cars have limited access to out-of-town stores. Do you think advantages of such development outweigh its disadvantages?

Nowadays in numerous countries over the
globe
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globe,
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 small retail
stores
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 and town centres are winding up their business
,
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 because
poeple
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people
 go to large
stores
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 for shopping.
In
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As
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the
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a
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 result, there is a significant surge in the automobile business
specificlly
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specifically
 for cars.
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,
people
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 who
does
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do
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 not have cars will not have proper access to
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the country
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country side
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countryside
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 at large
stores
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. The merits
outweight
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outweigh
 the demerits of
this
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 development. I will shed some light on
this
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 viewpoint. On the
one
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 hand, the main advantages are that
people
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 living in town and in
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the outskrits
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outskrits
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outskirts
 of a city
are tending
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tend
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 to go out
beacuse
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because
 of the hype of the large retail chain
stores
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.
Major
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The major
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 reason is that buying in bulk quantity, so
people
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 great discounts.
People
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 go out
for
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apply
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shopping, from
supermarket
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supermarket,
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 customers buy
products
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 in advance for a year of
house hold
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household
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stuffs
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stuff
kinds of stuff
pieces of stuff
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.
For instance
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, the D-Mart is a supply chain store in India.
People
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 tend to go from towns and purchase all the
type
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types
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 of
products
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at
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in
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one
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 place with
such
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 discounted
price
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prices
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.
Thus
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,
this
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 effect on local shopkeepers and
this
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 dramatic change in
sell
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the sell
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 of
products
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.
Individuals
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Individual
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 shopes have to shut down
the
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their
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stores
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.
As a result
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,
people
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 are driving
to
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too
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 far for shopping
also
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 they get time with family so
people
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 are not buying from
local
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the local
a local
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 market.
Although
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,
this
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is
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directly
impact
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impacts
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 on car
sell
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.
Considerablly
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Considerably
, every family needs
mimimum
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minimum
one
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 car.
On the other hand
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,
people
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do
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who do
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 not have
car
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a car
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 can not travel frequently and visit
over
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apply
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large
stores
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.
For example
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,
people
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 living in
the
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apply
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rural
area
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areas
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 in India tend to
travl
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travel
through
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by
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 public
transports
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transport
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 which is easily
accesable
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accessible
 to all
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the community
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community
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communities
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. In Conclusion,
people
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 are going to
outskirts
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the outskirts
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for shopping
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to shop
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 at large
store
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stores
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for getting
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to get
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 good quality
with
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in
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 bulk
quantity
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quantities
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 at
the
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apply
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discounted
price
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prices
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.
Also
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, get all the
products
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 under
one
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 roof.
This
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devlopment outweight
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development outweighs
 the disadvantages and
people
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do
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who do
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 not have cars can travel
from
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by
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 public
transports
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transport
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.
Though
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However
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, some
shop
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shops
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get
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are
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 closed because of
this
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 change.

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Task Achievement
Improve spelling and grammatical accuracy, particularly with words like 'people', 'outskirts', and 'outweigh'.
Coherence and Cohesion
Use linking words and phrases to enhance the flow of ideas between sentences and paragraphs for better coherence.
Task Achievement
Provide more relevant examples to support your points clearly, particularly in how the changes impact society.
Task Achievement
The essay clearly outlines both advantages and disadvantages regarding the closure of small shops and the rise of large stores.
Coherence and Cohesion
The introduction effectively sets up the discussion and states a viewpoint clearly.

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