Advantages And Disadvantages Of Chain Stores

Chain Stores Many people believe that the chain stores make everywhere looks same which make people hate to travel. However, the author Virginia Postrel believes that the chain stores is making the city better and have a lot of advantages. This article is mainly praised about the chain stores which means a series of stores not only owned by same company but also selling the same merchandise. At first, Postrel use some examples such as some chain stores like P.F Chang’s. After that author talk about some disadvantage of the chain stores. Furthermore, she starts to explain her own ideas which is that the chain stores give people more convenience. Then he is citing some ideas to support his idea. Furthermore, his example has supported his ideas

She talked about many small towns in the US where do not have enough retail amenities like huge metropolitan center. People live in the small town could not have the same life quality as the people who live in the big city. Thus, the chain stores help the people who live in small towns to have the same life quality. What is more, because of the chain stores become more popular, the quality of the product and the price become better. People can spend less money to have a better service than before. She uses these examples build an appeal to logos and convenience the readers that the chain stores make the life

In her conclusion, she explains her ideas with the emotion such as “In the name of urbanism, officials, and activists in cities like Ann Arbor and Fort Collins, Colorado, are driving business to the suburbs. “If people like shopping at the Banana Republic or the Gap, if that’s your market—or Payless Shoes—why not?” says an exasperated Gibbs. “Why not sell the goods and services people want?” (51) which she uses some strongly quote to shows that people should not misjudge the chain stores by simply think they make the city less characteristics. In the last paraph, she due many strong words to show that some politicians just simply think about the characters of the city rather than think about what people really need and what really attract the tourist. She is trying to convince the readers by showing her emotions about the people who simply think the disadvantage of the chain stores are not right. Thus, Postrel appeal to pathos to support her ideas that the chain stores cannot simply judged; people should not only think about their characters but also their values in improving people’s