Corner shop in decline in Poland
Posted July 28th, 2010 in Business news by Ela Pawełek-LuberaAround 4,000 small shops are set to shut their doors for the last time in 2010, as more and more discount stores extend their chains into ever small towns nationwide.
According to a report by the European Commission, tens of thousands of small shops have closed down in the whole EU in the past five years.
The loss of these local grocery stores means that some smaller towns and villages are often left without any sort of shop at all, a burden for the elderly and for those without a car.
The European Commission believes that Internet shopping is a way to combat the loss of local stores, although the older generation, which is most affected by the closures, may have problems doing their shopping on-line.
Source: www.thenews.pl
