Nowadays more and more people shop at supermarkets and not at small local shops. Although the move to supermarket shopping is widespread, I feel there is still a place for the smaller shops too.
The supermarkets appear to try and be all things to all people – but there will always be times when we need more specialised shops and services.
Surely if supermarkets are allowed to have a complete monopoly in our shopping centres, we will all be the poorer in the long run.
We would lose our freedom of choice and also our towns and cities would become ‘sterile’ consisting mainly of Banks, Building Societies, and Charity shops etc. with very little character.
I think that we need not only supermarkets but also smaller shops to keep a balance in our towns.
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