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[–] PotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.de 40 points 9 hours ago (6 children)

where in the world can you go grocery shopping at 4AM??

[–] brb@sh.itjust.works 7 points 6 hours ago

24/7 stores are pretty common in Finland, atleast in bigger cities

[–] sepiroth154@feddit.nl 23 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

The USA and UK have 24/7 supermarkets. Maybe also France but I'm unsure.

[–] AcesFullOfKings@feddit.uk 15 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

and UK

well, we used to, and it was wonderful. But not so much any more. They still exist in some places but they're much rarer now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTWD7qULzA4

[–] errer@lemmy.world 16 points 6 hours ago

It’s less common in the USA too. Covid casualty.

[–] sepiroth154@feddit.nl 3 points 6 hours ago

That's way more informative than it needed be, thanks!

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 4 points 6 hours ago

And gas stations, if you hate yourself enough.

[–] Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 14 points 8 hours ago (4 children)

USA, Europe...except Germany. We close the world when sun goes down. Or weekend hits.

[–] PotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

I can confirm your statement about Germany haha but I've never seen a 24hr supermarket in the Netherlands or France either

[–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 2 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)

Some of the airports have 24/7 grocery stores in Germany. These are before security so accessible to all

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Airports have grocery stores?

[–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 hours ago

Some do. The Stuttgart airport has an Edeka

[–] Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 2 points 6 hours ago

Couldn't remember one either, but i also don't KNOW. So far, from every other european i heard, it's more common. I might be wrong :)

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 5 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

So like the Minneapolis of europe.

[–] Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 3 points 6 hours ago

Oh, i thought it was all around the US of A. Obviously not :)

[–] Aphos@lemmy.zip 2 points 6 hours ago

Also in Germany.. It's called Späti

[–] M137@lemmy.today 3 points 7 hours ago

They're not common in Europe at all.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 3 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

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 6 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

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 1 points 4 hours 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.