Impact of Contraband, Bootlegging and Peddling on Inner City Small Business Success: A Millennial’s Perspective
Abstract
Inner cities were the business hub for a long period of time. However, in the last 30 years, many large and small businesses have closed down their shops and moved out of inner cities to more affluent city suburbs. Especially noteworthy is the fact that small essential businesses such as grocery stores and drugstores are closing down their stores in inner cities despite a huge demand prevailing there. There are many reasons attributing to the problem. Contraband, bootlegging and peddling definitely have forced some of the small business owners to shut down their business. They are unable to ...