These are the businesses that are doing very well in our neighborhood:

--hawkers' stands

--rice dealers

--fruit and vegetable dealers

--fish and meat dealers

--hardware stores

--bakeries

--drug stores

--delivery services

And to think that these are "local locals" serving a small community and occasional walk-ins.

Elsewhere in the city, malls are becoming losing propositions, and it is possible that some of them will have to be converted to residences or hospitals.

Capitalism very often leads us to have too much of a good thing.