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Chicago neighborhoods on the near north side (which are some of the most walkable in America) have large supermarkets. They just have parking garages (either ab
by rhino369 4y ago
Chicago neighborhoods on the near north side (which are some of the most walkable in America) have large supermarkets. They just have parking garages (either above or below them). They are slightly smaller than suburban ones, but not that much.
Whole foods has plenty of them in all big cities.
It's just a cultural reason why some cities lack them--probably because people don't cook at home as much in NYC, for example.
- bobthepanda 4y agoIn NYC it’s more a combination of lack of suitable lot sizes, and rent per sq ft. Supermarket buildings easily require 10,000 sq ft. There is also very heavy competition from more traditional markets, like those found in Chinatown with very cheap meat and produce prices.