Many small local shops are closing as they are unable to compete with large supermarkets in the area. How does this affect local communities? How could this situation be improved?
In modern society, competition between small markets and large supermarkets has been a center of heated discussion to the public as well as the government. A number of local stores are closing due to the large supermarkets’ attracting marketing and reasonable prices. This phenomenon can affect to the monopoly of large supermarkets and it should be solved in terms of the government.
First of all, since the large supermarkets promote their products with the huge budget, small local shops might close their business and it leads to the monopoly of big supermarkets. This is because a huge gap of money between small and big companies so small shops cannot afford attractive marketing like large companies can. As a result, many small business’s owners are in danger of closing their business and lose their jobs. In the market, the monopoly of something is quite risky because they can break the proper price because they do not have any competitors.
However, this dangerous phenomenon can be solved in terms of the government. The government should regulate the balance between small and large shops. For example, some countries limit the days of opening the large supermarkets so that they cannot run in certain days so that it attracts customers to go to local shops. In addition, the government spreads the cards which can be used only at the local shops in a lower price than supermarkets.
To sum up, it is hard to maintain the small business with the large shops these days. This unbelievable circumstance can cause the fact that the large companies can control the prices without competitors. Therefore, it should be resolved by the government promoting customers to go to the local shops.