And what would that do to the local shops? He says: “We are democratising the right to laziness.” Partly fuelled by the pandemic, millions more now shop for food online. Weezy delivery riders picking orders at the ‘dark store’ in Salford. Kantar estimates that the average spend on a “basket shop” is £11; the Association of Convenience Stores says it’s £7.46 in a corner shop specifically. But if it puts independent corner shops out of business, that’s a different matter.

Source: The Guardian June 12, 2021 10:52 UTC