Mar 25, 2019, 9:57 PM by p...@trigpoint.me.uk: > On Mon, 2019-03-25 at 13:57 -0400, Kevin Kenny wrote: > >> On Mon, Mar 25, 2019 at 11:44 AM Mateusz Konieczny >> <>> matkoni...@tutanota.com <mailto:matkoni...@tutanota.com>>> > wrote: >> > My conclusion is that this is an old shop type, currently getting >> > rare but there are still some valid uses >> > but many cases would benefit from retagging to more popular shop >> > values >> > (where shop=convenience/supermarket/country_store describes it >> > well). >> >> General stores, while not as common as they once were, still exist in >> the rural communities that I visit - so please don't deprecate the >> tag! >> >> They often function as grocery stores, but also will generally offer >> tools and hardware, clothing, home goods, camping supplies, bait and >> tackle, dry goods, and paper goods - pretty much a little bit of >> everything, albeit with a more limited selection than you'd find at a >> store in a larger town. The wide offering of general merchandise >> distinguishes them from 'supermarket'. The small size and relatively >> limited selection distinguish them from supermarket (also, not all >> general stores sell perishable food). They're a lot more than a >> convenience_store; they're typically the main or only store in the >> village. They're surely not a variety_store, and are often overpriced >> because many nowadays cater to tourists. (The villagers might drive >> to >> the nearest sizable towm to shop.) >> > Much the same in the UK, as Kevin says please do not depreciate this > tag. It is never going to have the level of usage that city based tags > get. > As mentioned, based on feedback here, I amended the OSM wiki page to explain that there is some difference and that there are shops that require this shop type.
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