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"If there were efficient, cost-effective, and prompt delivery systems for local goods like groceries" Wouldn't trucks work? It sounds crazy at first, but I sus
by Tichy 16y ago
"If there were efficient, cost-effective, and prompt delivery systems for local goods like groceries"
Wouldn't trucks work? It sounds crazy at first, but I suspect one truck making the rounds every day, like the postman, would still be more energy efficient than hundreds of cars going back and forth to the supermarket?
- mquander 16y agoSure, that's more or less what I was thinking; UPS or FedEx, but local. Obviously, that would save a lot of time and energy. It's non-trivial, though, since the stores would suddenly need EDI systems that could communicate orders and shipments and statuses to these delivery guys. Big chains do this sort of thing all the time, but some local businesses would probably have a hard time making this suddenly happen out of the blue.