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thesockcode t1_j9uiyg3 wrote

Corner stores in PA can't sell booze. That's the bread-and-butter of corner stores in other states that gives them the margin and foot traffic to sell groceries. That climate is changing, with various gas stations selling beer now, but those gas stations are bars, legally. That can't be cheap to get the license for.

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HarpPgh OP t1_j9urhpc wrote

That would make a lot of sense. Especially seeing Sheetz and GetGos experiment with these “neighborhood market” models. Sort of what Wawa has done in downtown Philly. And tbh if they would do that, I guess it’d help people get what they need. But it just sucks the days of the local corner stores with things you need are gone for most people. Vast majority living in the city have to hop in their car/on a bus to get their simple needs

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