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Re:Infarm wants to put a farm in every grocery store by rtpg on Tuesday June 27, 2017 @02:27AM (#14642938)
there was a planet money about getting a t-shirt made, and like... 40% of the cost was for the last couple mile deliveries.

No matter how automated 95% of the journey is, the last mile will require someone to be there and do deliveries. In theory local producers have less coordination problems with their consumers.

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Re:Infarm wants to put a farm in every grocery store by Dylan16807 on Tuesday June 27, 2017 @04:13AM (#14643336)
A grocery store is pre-last-mile. The consumer handles it themselves.

Or the store does some kind of delivery, but that's no easier or harder because of producer location.

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