I'm hoping this can have even wider implications for society and the way people interact. In rural Sweden the last decade all the small local village stores hav

I'm hoping this can have even wider implications for society and the way people interact. In rural Sweden the last decade all the small local village stores have totally disappeared. This means that when people who are spread around the countryside could previously just cycle a few kilometers to a nearby shop, they now need to take their car and drive (say) 25 kilometers to the nearest town - which also has usually built an out-of-town shopping area that sprawls enormous car-parking over land that might previously have been forest or farmland. The roads are therefore constantly clogged by speeding cars, and have become seriously bike-hostile, discouraging local interactions even more. I think these small stores could actually become a focus for local activity again - even without staff.