Pros and cons of shopping mall

The world of entertainment in America has always been developing in order to provide people with better places to have fun and relax. However, there seems to be one particular form of entertainment that seems to have a major growth in its industry. This form of entertainment is no other than Shopping Mall. Shopping Mall is a modern, indoor version of marketplace whereby shops from different brands cluster together in to form a complex of shops. Despite the immense development, there are still few advantages and disadvantages that need to be taken into consideration.

The most noticeable advantage that Shopping Mall provides to the community is the safety for the consumers. Shopper always finds it hard to find a place where they can shop freely due to the existence of criminal. Shoppers tend to be always on alert with their stuff as thieves, robber, and shoplifter are everywhere. Whereas in a Mall, shoppers can have more fun and relax without in need so much care on their belongings because of the amount of securities that Mall provides for the customers. This is a huge advantage as most of the customers are teenagers and young adult in shopping mall. There are cameras in almost every shop to ensure that criminals will be prosecuted if they go against the laws and regulations of the Shopping Mall. Moreover, there are securities in every entrance and exits of the Mall in order to maintain a safe environment. In addition, Shopping mall is also a great place for consumers to find all sorts of product in one roof. Consumers can now find all their wants and needs in a single place, rather than to go from one block to another with their car. This provides the convenience of saving time, energy, and gasoline for the customers. The creation of competition in one place can also helps to provide a better range of products and choices for the customers. Not only that, Shopping Mall is also the most convenient place for people to have fun. Shopping malls are always air-conditioned which is always beneficial for people in hot places, such as Arizona, to gather and feel comfortable. Shopping malls are also good for places that are cold as there are heaters in every corner of the building.

Nonetheless, there are possible drawbacks of having such Mall. The most prominent disadvantage is that it causes small businesses to run out of business due to lack of competition. Mall provides all sorts of convenience from time, safety, energy, gasoline, and environment that small businesses can’t accommodate. This loss in competition can make the people suffer from lower income, higher unemployment rate, and lower standard of living for the society. In time, this can causes further disadvantage to the mall as less competition leads to a monopoly and this can create a poor image to the mall. Eventually, the whole society will have huge economy drawbacks. This can be corrected if the government is willing to put more tax on Shopping Mall products, which will cause the price of the product to go higher and make the small businesses outside the Mall able to compete through price. The second drawback that Mall tends to make is the problematic segregation that is occurring inside the Mall. Take for example Valley Fair Mall in San Jose. In Valley Fair, most of the expensive stores are located in the first floor, and the rather cheaper stores are located in the second floor. The escalators are also very hard to find, there is only 3 escalators and they are really hard to find. This creates an environment whereby rich people belong in the first floor and they should be treated first. This creates segregation through difference in income, as medium-class customers who already go to second floor tend to find it hard to go down. They should have provided the expensive and the less expensive in both floors to make the segregation less obvious.