Why Grocery Shopping is Better in Amsterdam

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scrollaway · 2023-07 · Strong recommendation

I think this video sums up how I, and most europeans, feel about it: [VIDEO] If you don't understand the core differences between how to even buy shopping and the influence this has on how you live your life… it's not possible to explain that, actually yeah, it's possible to never do shopping by car, even to feed a whole family.

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Ericson2314 · 2021-09 · Strong recommendation

[VIDEO] had me pretty convinced land use was the key to breaking through a bad food waste vs shelf-stable food trade-off.

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MrDresden · 2025-03 · Recommendation

As others have already touch on, there are no parking lots. The streets are narrow with one directional car traffic, and some of the streets around here do not allow car traffic. Most if not all of the shoppers are walking or cycling. And to be fair, I'm cheating just a bit. One of these grocery stores is a "normal" chain (Albert Heijn) whereas the other one is an organic chain (EcoPlaza) so these can coexist in such close proximity to one another. The density of grocery stores is pretty high in the Netherlands. It wasn't until writing this response that I remembered that there is a third grocery store (PLUS) that is also within 1 minute walk from my front door. If I were to increase the time from my door to ~5-6 minutes then the number of grocery stores would become 6x. I would recommend looking at this video[0] from NotJustBikes on the subject. It shows exactly the type of mindset at work when it comes to urban design and zoning. [0]: [VIDEO]

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