Enköping, SWEDEN: One after another, grocery stores are shutting down in rural Sweden, leaving villagers to travel miles to buy food. But a new type of shop has sprung up in their wake: unmanned supermarkets in mobile containers. But in July 2020, an automated, unmanned grocery store came to town. Daniel Lundh, who co-founded the Lifvs, has opened almost 30 unmanned stores in rural Sweden and in urban areas with no shops in the past two years. Ironically, the unmanned shops – plopped down in the middle of nowhere – also play a role as a “meeting place” for locals.

Source: The Star May 24, 2021 07:08 UTC