The stark difference between businesses in countryside and those in urban areas

Wonder why firms like Nakumatt and Naivas started out in the countryside before coming to the city?

On a recent trip to the countryside, I checked into a garage to have my Vitz’s wheels balanced and aligned. In the first garage, there was no wheel balancing, a service which is about adding some weights to the wheels to ensure they do not wobble as they rotate on the road.