If people's local options didn't suck they wouldn't travel. Time isn't free, nobody gets more of it and people love convenience. The fact that the local groce

If people's local options didn't suck they wouldn't travel. Time isn't free, nobody gets more of it and people love convenience. The fact that the local grocer has to compete with the out of town grocer may be derided by the whole foods crowd but it's a boon for the price sensitive masses. If the local grocer doesn't exist then why? It's either going to boil down to the population density not supporting it or local regulatory oddities making the business economically non-viable.