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Originally Posted by roccerfeller
FWIW, those who were saying most people downtown just order their groceries online these days, anecdotally most people I know who live downtown do just that.
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The online grocery trend is not limited to residents of downtown Winnipeg but is an increasing global trend.
If you were selling groceries, which have fairly narrow margins, would you rather locate in some expensive downtown space or find the cheapest warehouse you can within a reasonable distance to downtown and run a fleet of delivery vans.
It is pretty simple, either someone heavily subsidizes the lease cost of a downtown grocery store or it is never happening and even with a heavy subsidize it is still very questionable.
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