[bewo001]

In the days before general car ownership, you had small shops in walking distance. They were no longer competitive once shopping centers near the highway could shift the cost of delivery to their car-owning customers.

[candiodari]

It was mostly employment costs and logistics cost (one big store is much cheaper than lots of small ones).

So sorry, but this option and home delivery too come at a significantly higher cost to me (about 2x for this one, about 1.3x for home delivery).

In both cases, I think having a car is cheaper. Definitely cheaper than going to local stores.