Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Are Modern trades taking over General trades????



In today's fast moving world....modernity has made everything easily accessible. One simple example is of malls and super markets which can easily be seen around us. But what about the local markets then??? Will it also affect the middle class???

If we talk about a middle class family....it has to take care of its budget a lot, thinks about saving money at times because we know that even a single penny counts......but then their budget allows them to buy things from a local market. Now the condition is that everywhere these malls and super markets are making their place. Many times it attracts people but when it comes on prices so some of people try to make a distance from it.

Few days back I was in Ajmer and went to a local market with some of my relatives. It was fun having look at other people moving from shop to shop, chatting with each other, selecting things of their choice and bargaining over it...so I found them comfortable with that atmosphere. At the same time we planned to have a visit to a mall nearby.....malls are always fantastic, loaded with modern features, new showrooms, restaurant and blah, blah...

The condition is applicable not only in Ajmer but each and every city which is developing at a fast rate and being a part if cosmopolitan culture. Here the difference which I saw was the sort of crowd we had, the difference of the class of people there and also the difference in the cost of the goods. As malls are day by day increasing...local markets are losing their profits and importance. So just think about it that what will happen to the middle-class or lower class??? Will it be able to survive then???

In cities like Gurgaon, Noida people are ought to buy goods from super markets only because they don't have any other option. So here again comes a role of government, the great. Even in malls the things are sold on much higher costs than the local ones and the reason is the implementation of taxes over goods by government. And also Foreign Direct Investment is coming into action which will even create more exposure for super markets like Wal Mart and many more.

It's very much understood that each and every person can't afford such type of luxury. But then markets should not be neglected as it's a source of income and livelihood for thousands of people, providing people their daily needs, fashion accessories. Remember that these markets were the one who first made things easily accessible to us. So what I think is that malls are making it easier for people to shop for goods of their needs but a limit should be made for goods so that markets don't face lose in their trades and so there will be an equal flow of shoppers in both the sides and will be in favor of all types of classes, breaking the distinctions between all... 


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