India, Aug. 2 -- A US-based content creator named Adam, known as 'trvlking' on Instagram, has sparked an online discussion after posting a video lamenting the disappearance of locally-owned shops in America.

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In the video, Adam remarks, "America has lost the art of the mom-and-pop shop. In America, when you want coffee, you go to Starbucks. If you want art supplies, you go to Walmart. If you want fruit and vegetables, you probably also go to Walmart. But here in Europe and other places too, you have these small locally-owned shops for almost anything you can think of."

He walks through a street, pointing to different niche shops - "Fruit and veget...