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Danish supermarket chain is setting up "Emergency Stores"

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Re: Danish supermarket chain is setting up "Emergency Stores"

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Post by paranoidrobot »

tshaddox wrote: post #69
0xWTF wrote: post #53

In case you haven't contemplated this logistics challenge before: the key is you need to stock shelf-stable products in these stores and at some point in their shelf life, transfer them out to other stores for actual consumption and back fill the emergency stores with fresh lots of new shelf stable products. You're just buying more shelf-stable supply once and then managing the transit through the supply chain with s…

Is that so? I presumed they would always be open as normal stores, but prepared to stay open as “emergency stores” when necessary.

They are normal stores.

The OP is talking about how they handle keeping fresh stock of products with lower sales volume. (Or at least, that's the way I'm reading it)

Re: Danish supermarket chain is setting up "Emergency Stores"

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Post by lovich »

mh- wrote: post #59
neets wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If this is the sentiment on the Silicon Valley Bulletin Board that is Hacker News it may be time to take this stuff seriously

> Silicon Valley Bulletin Board The participating commenter base on this site has been much wider than could be described that way for many years.

At least a decade. I’ve never been there and joined early in my career when I was told by mentors that it was a good source of up to date news on technology and the industry

Re: Danish supermarket chain is setting up "Emergency Stores"

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Post by wallopinski »

0xWTF wrote: post #53

In case you haven't contemplated this logistics challenge before: the key is you need to stock shelf-stable products in these stores and at some point in their shelf life, transfer them out to other stores for actual consumption and back fill the emergency stores with fresh lots of new shelf stable products. You're just buying more shelf-stable supply once and then managing the transit through the supply chain with s…

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Re: Danish supermarket chain is setting up "Emergency Stores"

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Post by macintux »

extraduder_ire wrote: post #30
nmstoker wrote: post #23

Without power they could use backup sources but without telecoms isn't payment going to be difficult to impossible? (except those who had sufficient cash before the emergency)

You can do offline verification of payment cards, there's just higher fees and lower limits on payments. This is a common way people get their current accounts into debt without authorising an overdraught.

When I was a kid, I remember the cashier at a department store checking a book for my mother’s credit card number.

I misunderstood the nature of the book, assuming it was a list of valid card numbers. It was, of course, the opposite, so when I said to my mom “I hope they find your number in there” she replied “I hope they don’t!”

Re: Danish supermarket chain is setting up "Emergency Stores"

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Post by kQq9oHeAz6wLLS »

heartbreak wrote: post #42
maxbond wrote: post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Everyone should give that some thought but look at Texas. In 2021 they were devastated by a snowstorm. This year they were devastated by flooding. Not to pick on Texas, they aren't the only ones caught under prepared for severe weather. Wildfires and drought in the western states is another thing we're under prepared for. And look at the hoarding of toilet paper etc. in 2020. I presume there's been problems in Europe…

Texas also has a grocery store chain that is particularly well-prepared for disasters. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/22/us/texas-heb-winter-storm...

The Fat Electrician did a great video on them on his second channel

https://youtu.be/23sehACMR6s

Re: Danish supermarket chain is setting up "Emergency Stores"

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Post by patrickhogan1 »

Good idea. Smart that they can withstand 72-hour power issues. 3 days still seems short, but much better than current.

I'm with the mormons on this issue, who emphasize preparedness for emergencies. Typically storing up to a year of non-perishable food.

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Post by s5300 »

14 wrote: post #43
jpalawaga wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Buying a bunch and then blaming everyone else 12h after you seems disingenuous. It sounds like you’re trying to clear your conscious from panic buying. However, some people went to the store to find nothing because they weren’t able to go at the same time as you.

I am not blaming others at all but my point was more to ops question about people panic buying the answer is yes people will do so. Without limits those with lots of money will take the lions share. I am not trying to clear my conscious. I know I am a good person and literally would give the shirt off my back. But I had a hint things might get bad and as a father of young children above all and everything in this wor…

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Re: Danish supermarket chain is setting up "Emergency Stores"

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Post by kQq9oHeAz6wLLS »

mh- wrote: post #59
neets wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If this is the sentiment on the Silicon Valley Bulletin Board that is Hacker News it may be time to take this stuff seriously

> Silicon Valley Bulletin Board The participating commenter base on this site has been much wider than could be described that way for many years.

I think the implication with that phrasing is that HN is more left-leaning (like Silicon Valley), which traditionally isn't into "prepping", so this "pro-prepping" article is an interesting anomaly, perhaps even a harbinger.

Re: Danish supermarket chain is setting up "Emergency Stores"

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Post by anonym29 »

Barrin92 wrote: post #62
ambicapter wrote: post #35

Wait, so we're now approaching risk levels high enough that's its economically feasible for businesses to prepare for situations where their stores lose power, telecom, and resupply? Are we already preparing for land war across western Europe?

we may or may not but I don't think this is reflective of it. This is just the fragility of digital societies were one hack or outage can kill entire national payment systems. A few decades ago any store could run three days without power or telecoms. Here in Germany foreigners often scoff about how prevalent cash is, but to this day nobody has yet invented a payment technology that works without electricity, without…

Precious metals fill all of your requirements. They do have other challenges, some shared with FIAT, some unique, but we've had the "technology" to solve this problem for thousands of years.
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