If they're 'non starters', then there is no need to make them illegal via zoning. One just reopened near me, and it's been quite successful so far: https://ww

If they're 'non starters', then there is no need to make them illegal via zoning. One just reopened near me, and it's been quite successful so far: https://www.bendbulletin.com/lifestyle/bruno-s-6th-street-market-reignites-spirit-of-former-bruno-s-grocery-and-deli/article_ccc337c0-b488-11ed-ac93-eba8a91e0c92.html https://www.bendbulletin.com/lifestyle/bruno-s-6th-street-ma... It's not just a store, sure, but the entire reason the commercial space exists is because it was a market before we got a zoning code making that sort of thing functionally illegal in most residential areas. No one is saying you have to always go to the corner store, either. Who knows what the market would provide. They aren't high margin businesses. But at the very least, we should re-legalize them and see. This stuff isn't black and white: if you skip a few trips by going to a local barber, but still drive to work, that's still progress. Where I lived in Italy, there was a smaller neighborhood grocery store we went to for most things. It was a little bit more expensive than the big box one, but not the kind of corner store prices you're talking about. They had fresh fruit, veggies and meat, so I often stopped there to pick up some things to make dinner with, nice and fresh, rather than a weekly run to Costco or something, as is more common in the US.