Advantages (to the customer) :-
Multiple shops in one place - much more convenient.
Better parking facilities (normally)
Ability to shop around for prices more easily
More competition
Potential for lower prices given the number of customers - economies of scale
Usually bigger stores with wider range of products
Larger stores have better facilities (eg better changing rooms)
Disadvantages (to the customer) :-
Prices can be inflated as people are prepared to pay for convenience.
Price fixing - easy for similar companies to check each others prices and both keep high prices.
Usually busy - some people don't like fighting for their personal space.
Niche shops are usually not available in large retail parks.
Doesn't benefit local trade (some high street shops will) - tends to be big corporate wholesalers
Consumerism can be a motivating factor for some people to achieve more than they would have otherwise. The ugly side of consumerism is it makes a definite divide between the haves and the have-nots.
Consumerism is positive because:
1) consumers drive economic efforts towards organic reformation.
2) consumerism promotes free trade.
3) consumerism essentially results in national progression
consumerism has affected economy of country a lot.
small business firms have winded up
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Cons? What Cons?
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Pros of fascism: centralized authority can lead to efficient decision-making and implementation of policies, promoting national unity and stability. However, cons include suppression of individual freedoms, lack of political diversity, and the potential for authoritarianism to lead to abuse of power and human rights violations.
Usually there are no pros or cons.