In recent years, many small local shops have closed because customers travel to large shopping centres or malls to do their shopping. Is this a positive or a negative development?

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In recent years, many small local shops have been forced to close due to the increasing popularity of large shopping centres. Personally, I believe that it is a negative development and in this essay, I will explain why the closure of small local shops is a negative trend.