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PotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.de 2 months ago
where in the world can you go grocery shopping at 4AM??
Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
[deleted]P00ptart@lemmy.world 2 months ago
So like the Minneapolis of europe.
Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
[deleted]higgsboson@piefed.social 2 months ago
In the US, it varies quite a bit regionally. I was pretty annoyed when I moved to the South and discovered that very little is open past 11 PM.
I suppose it depends on the right combination of population density and low minimum wage for it to be viable.
PotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.de 2 months ago
I can confirm your statement about Germany haha but I’ve never seen a 24hr supermarket in the Netherlands or France either
M137@lemmy.today 2 months ago
They’re not common in Europe at all.
Aphos@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
Also in Germany… It’s called Späti
brb@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
24/7 stores are pretty common in Finland, atleast in bigger cities
Haaveilija@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Finland - the promised land of avoiding people :D
BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 2 months ago
Walmart used to be open 24 hours, and I would often hit it in the middle of the night, coming home after a late night work event (common for my business).
There were still a lot of people, just not customers. Late at night, the aisles fill with stacks of boxes, and there is an army of workers stocking shelves. Those people will all be replaced by robots within a decade, maybe even half that time.
Anyway, after Covid, they adopted normal hours, and aren’t open all night anymore. There are a few drugstores that are open 24 hours, and convenience stores as well.
arrow74@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
I don’t think Walmart will be replacing their staff with robots.
One products and store messes are simply so very un-uniform it’s actually hard to automate.
Two the government won’t subsidize the robots like they do the workers.
jaybone@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
They can solve #1 with AI.
For #2 I bet you anything the executives will make deals with politicians. It will be sold as kind of a “too big to fail” thing. Because they provide a service to the community.
Asfalttikyntaja@sopuli.xyz 2 months ago
Finland.
sunbrrnslapper@lemmy.world 2 months ago
WinCo!
sepiroth154@feddit.nl 2 months ago
The USA and UK have 24/7 supermarkets. Maybe also France but I’m unsure.
AcesFullOfKings@feddit.uk 2 months ago
errer@lemmy.world 2 months ago
It’s less common in the USA too. Covid casualty.
PacMan@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Really miss 24hr stores. Was so great for the late night or early morning shifts and when I just did not want to see anyone
sepiroth154@feddit.nl 2 months ago
That’s way more informative than it needed be, thanks!
aeronmelon@lemmy.world 2 months ago
And gas stations, if you hate yourself enough.