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Advantages & disadvantages

of shopping malls
by Devon Willis / in Hobbies

Mall culture has become big business, as shopping malls

have evolved into multi-storied structures housing a large
number of stores that sell diverse products and services.
Shopping malls house a collection of retail stores and
restaurants, adjoined by pedestrian areas or an exclusive
pedestrian street. In 1928, the Arcade in Providence,
Rhode Island was the first to introduce the shopping mall
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not new, if you consider the indoor, multi-vendor

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Parking is one of the major hassles for people who go into the city to
shop. Shopping at malls eliminates this problem, because parking is
provided either free of charge or for a nominal fee. Shopping malls
incorporate vast parking areas into their design and construction.
This makes it advantageous for people to choose to shop at a mall
rather than a single store. Families who choose to visit a mall on the
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weekend or holiday for a family outing find it to be a more

convenient option mainly because parking is provided.

Parking is one of the major hassles for people who go into the city
to shop.

Families who choose to visit a mall on the weekend or holiday for

a family outing find it to be a more convenient option mainly
Availability of Parking
because parking is provided.

Visiting a mall is advantageous because of the numerous stores

housed in one complex. Groceries, clothes, shoes, reading material,
food courts, cinemas and entertainment arcades are available in one
place. It is possible to spend an entire day out at the mall, shopping,
eating, taking in a movie or playing games. Malls make great
meeting places for friends to catch up over coffee at a cafe or a meal
at the food court. Families get to do their weekly shopping, pick up
odds and ends and keep the kids entertained at the mall.

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One-Stop Shopping and Entertainment Center

Visiting a mall is advantageous because of the numerous stores

housed in one complex.

It is possible to spend an entire day out at the mall, shopping,

eating, taking in a movie or playing games.

Inconveniences of a Mall

One of the major disadvantages of shopping malls is their

inconveniences. These include excessive crowding, especially on
weekends and holidays. Sometimes it seems that everyone has the
same idea---to congregate at the mall. Crowded aisles and stores
make shopping very difficult; people often end up forgetting items
they needed to buy. Senior citizens with mobility problems may have
difficulty in traversing the mall, because of the largeness of the ×
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place. Parking can also be a problem when the mall is very crowded.

One of the major disadvantages of shopping malls is their

inconveniences.

Senior citizens with mobility problems may have difficulty in

traversing the mall, because of the largeness of the place.

Shopping Malls are a Drain on Resources

Shopping malls incorporate a large number of products and services

inside them. It is not always easy to go to a shopping mall and exit
with only what you came to purchase. The temptation to browse is
always present, and browsing often leads to buying things that are
not needed. Keeping to a monthly budget becomes increasingly
difficult every time you visit the mall. With all the sales and special
offers intended to tempt buyers, saying "no" becomes very hard.

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Shopping malls incorporate a large number of products and

services inside them.

It is not always easy to go to a shopping mall and exit with only

what you came to purchase.

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