Like A Duck to Ask Lemmy • 1 year agoEuropeans, what is something that Americans have/do that makes no sense to you?message-square593fedilinkarrow-up1268arrow-down127
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minus-squarethemeatbridgelink8•1 year agoCorner shops used to exist in small towns, but they were killed by malls, big box stores, and online shopping.
minus-square@RGB3x3link6•1 year agoAnd car-centric infrastructure. It’s dumb to drive somewhere for a single shop, so people wanted an excuse to drive their expensive cars. Hence the one stop mega mall, where you can find everything you could want to load your car up with.
Corner shops used to exist in small towns, but they were killed by malls, big box stores, and online shopping.
And car-centric infrastructure. It’s dumb to drive somewhere for a single shop, so people wanted an excuse to drive their expensive cars. Hence the one stop mega mall, where you can find everything you could want to load your car up with.