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You forgot labor. A huge bagel store will use humans more efficiently than a small one. One big problem with "lots of shops" is that they require lots of reta
by anamax 4y ago
You forgot labor.
A huge bagel store will use humans more efficiently than a small one.
One big problem with "lots of shops" is that they require lots of retail workers, workers who spend much of their paid time not working. Prices reflect that.
It's unclear to me why urbanists think that wasting humans on retail is so important.
- xyzzyz 4y agoStuff at small stores costs more money than stuff at big stores. As you point out, labor efficiency is one of the reasons, but there are others too. Regular people know this very well. The “urbanists” active in HN threads are typically well-off enough that they don’t care about whether their grocery bill is $50 or $60. That’s good for them, but expecting everyone else to follow suit is rather out of touch.