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Agree except for the US does have way to much total retail, out of line with other countries. But that's a minor point.
by Ericson2314 5y ago
Agree except for the US does have way to much total retail, out of line with other countries.
But that's a minor point.
- marcinzm 5y agoDo you have data for that? Having visited a number of countries in Europe, Japan and the US I've found roughly the same number of retail stores (at least in terms of area). The US tends to have fewer but larger stores in my experience. For example, Google indicates that Germany alone has almost as many grocery stores as the US despite being a fraction of the population.
- Ericson2314 5y agoTo be clear, I was referring to retail floor area per capita. A quick google gave me https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058852/retail-space-per-capita-selected-countries-worldwide/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058852/retail-space-per... I wouldn't be surprised, based on my own anecdotal understanding, if the average distance to nearest grocery store is less in Germany.