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Can hybrid village stores answer rural Germany’s ‘cry for help’ and fend off far right?

Can hybrid village stores answer rural Germany’s ‘cry for help’ and fend off far right?

Retail innovation, where people can shop alone after staff have gone, is helping vital community hubs surviveOnce upon a time, every German village had its own Tante Emma laden (Aunt Emma shop), a family-run hub of community life where local people bought their groceries at affordable prices and sho...

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/23/hybrid-village-stores-rural-germany-fend-off-far-right

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