In Berlin, there is within the block of my apartment 6 supermarkets. There is even two of the same brand one of them on one corner and the other on the other corner.
Average distance to a supermarket in Amsterdam is 400 meter or 1300 feet
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Re: Average distance to a supermarket in Amsterdam is 400 meter or 1300 feet
#12in india, that is your local grocery store. every street has them. of all kinds, stocking different things, sometimes similar things. these give employment to a huge number of people who are simple passive shopkeepers, they do not do any advertising, do not have to raise loans (though some do) or "invest" in anything exotic. just their stock in hand. since the "concentration" of power is distributed, everyone owns th…
I would gladly take small, diverse stores who sell local products over big supermarket chains. Unfortunately, in most big cities in EU this is not an option, anymore.
Mom and pop grocery stores hardly ever sell different products from the supermarket. They will have less product diversity, higher prices and less fresh stock of perishables (vegetables, etc).
They work out best if they specialise in less in-demand items, like asian stores or fruit stores (where freshness of produce is their sole goal). But at the same time these simply can't exist every few blocks or so by the nature of being specialised.
Re: Average distance to a supermarket in Amsterdam is 400 meter or 1300 feet
#13As a resident, I would never opt to drive to the supermarket, I prefer to walk, or take my bicycle if necessary.
It's the same in most large cities. Of course this is paid for at the till...
Not really. Where I live, big box supermarkeds are often more expensive, at least for non store-brand items. Also I buy less when shopping using my bike or walking. When I drive, it's so easy to just throw in a fridge pack I don't need etc.
Re: Average distance to a supermarket in Amsterdam is 400 meter or 1300 feet
#14It seems they mean grocery store, rather than supermarket. Also take into account that in the Netherlands it's more common to go grocery shopping daily or every few days.
The distinction can be fuzzy, tho.
Re: Average distance to a supermarket in Amsterdam is 400 meter or 1300 feet
#15It seems they mean grocery store, rather than supermarket. Also take into account that in the Netherlands it's more common to go grocery shopping daily or every few days.
It's probably because they are so close. I would imagine many americans would do the same if their neighbourhood was in walkable distance. I live in Germany and I do the same I go shopping everyday for 10 minutes for the things I need for the day.
Re: Average distance to a supermarket in Amsterdam is 400 meter or 1300 feet
#16It seems they mean grocery store, rather than supermarket. Also take into account that in the Netherlands it's more common to go grocery shopping daily or every few days.
I'd qualify the most popular chains here (like Albert Hein) as super markets. You can buy not only food, but also all the basic home supplies (cleaning products etc), large choice of drinks and sweets and so on. Basically all you need on daily basis as long as you're not too picky about the brands. But not home _equipment_. In years of living here in few places I've been only going to the store by feet. Indeed it's every few days as apartments are mostly small and you have no space for storing/freezing a lot of food. And there are mice everywhere.
Re: Average distance to a supermarket in Amsterdam is 400 meter or 1300 feet
#17Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's the same in most large cities. Of course this is paid for at the till...
Not really. Where I live, big box supermarkeds are often more expensive, at least for non store-brand items. Also I buy less when shopping using my bike or walking. When I drive, it's so easy to just throw in a fridge pack I don't need etc.
There's always one... Where do you live?
Re: Average distance to a supermarket in Amsterdam is 400 meter or 1300 feet
#18It seems they mean grocery store, rather than supermarket. Also take into account that in the Netherlands it's more common to go grocery shopping daily or every few days.
Is it more common to go daily because there are so many grocery stores? I'm not in Amsterdam, but Switzerland, where I am, there's supermarkets for every neighbourhood, I took to buying groceries nearly every day because it's so easy to pick them up on the way home, I can just go in and see what's on sale to make dinner.
Re: Average distance to a supermarket in Amsterdam is 400 meter or 1300 feet
#19Earlier quoted context omitted.
This model also means using of lots and lots of labor because sales volume of those shops is very small and it keeps entire family occupied. It means those people are unavailable for other productive activities. The world is entering labor shortage zone that will last for as long as we don't figure how to fix reproduction without abandoning human rights (which isn't an option anyway because there are many countries a…
Countries have a labor shortage while simultaneously having overemployment with people doing pointless jobs, or people desperately searching for jobs and hundreds of people applying to the same positions. People who "graduate" from working at a grocery store and putting money in their own pockets often end up sitting at a computer doing nothing but scrolling through the internet and putting money in their employer's…
The real question is not whether they are a problem but why such wildly inefficient systems exist, and the answer is likely a factor in the desperation.
Re: Average distance to a supermarket in Amsterdam is 400 meter or 1300 feet
#20It seems they mean grocery store, rather than supermarket. Also take into account that in the Netherlands it's more common to go grocery shopping daily or every few days.
I don't think there's a distinction between those two things in The Netherlands. I'd translate them both to "supermarkt".