Nowadays, the modern life completely changes the way we shop. Little, local shops disappear and big shopping centers come instead. Yet so what way of shopping is better and has more advantages for the people and our society?

To begin with, I start with advantages of big malls that are so widespread all over the world. First of all, the advantage of shopping center is convenience. We come to the mall and can buy everything we want beginning with food and finishing with clothes or electronics. We can safely assume that it is very important and easy for people who have little time. Secondly, shopping centers have many entertainment and relaxation. You can go to a cinema or for instance bowling. There are many amusements for little children, like various chutes, toys and other fun. Or if you are so tired of shopping you may have some kind of relaxation like massage, cup of coffee in the comfortable cafe or hookah. In a mall you spend many hours without being bored. Finally, shopping center is the place where you can meet many friends and people whom you haven’t seen a long time. Also malls become a place of social life of many teenagers.
Now let’s start with advantages of little local shops. To start with firstly it is also convenient if this shop is situated in your house or nearby. If you forget to buy something you always can walk in this local one. Another thing is that the products that you buy in little shops are usually fresh and non-damage because the production in these shops is supplied every day and you always know that you buy good food. And finally, nowadays as we all know, many big supermarkets are closed on free days and it is very uncomfortable for people who work a lot and have only time to shop on rest day. Local shops work all week without days off and can always help you to solve this problem.

Summing it up, despite of all the advantages of local shops like always presence of fresh food and work without free days, I think that more advantages for the people and the society. Shopping centers are an indispensable part of modern urbanization. Therefore, in my view, shopping malls will gradually replace traditional local markets because of their social advantages.