Sweden leads way in using tech to boost rural retailing – BBC News

By Maddy SavageBBC News, Hummelsta
image captionLifvs has 20 stores in rural neighbourhoods
Dark clouds loom over the pine forest surrounding Hummelsta, a town of 1,000 people that hasn’t had any local shops for a decade.
Since December, a red wooden container, about the size of a mobile home, has offered a lifeline. It’s a mini supermarket that locals can access round-the-clock.
“We haven’t had any shops here during the time we have been here, and getting this now is perfect,” says 31-year-old…

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