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MILK_DUD_NIPPLES t1_j6va3kc wrote

Here’s an interesting article about the end of 24 hour businesses. I thought it was odd how they quietly vanished during COVID. Even Wal-Marts aren’t 24hrs anymore, it seems.

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iWantANewAlt t1_j6vcliq wrote

Yeah a lot of 24 hour places have closed pretty much everywhere. Gas stations, some pharmacies, and maybe Denny's (and Waffle House) are still left. It almost seemed inertia was keeping them open before COVID and businesses are happy to shorten their hours.

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sprawn t1_j6y5vqk wrote

They used COVID as an excuse to do what they had been wanting to do for decades. And it was at a time when there was MORE of a demand for 24/7 hours. We NEEDED businesses to stay open to spread out shopping hours, and they did the opposite to condense (pack in, literally, physically CLOSER together) people at the worst possible time. Classic Shock Doctrine.

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Excelius t1_j6vg8lk wrote

Giant Eagle stopped having 24hr locations even before COVID.

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MCRNRearAdmiral t1_j6vj1x8 wrote

Wal-Mart in North Versailles ceased 24-hour operations after a shooting- corporate in Bentonville added two additional Western Pennsylvania stores to that close at 11 PM/ reopen at 6 AM list for appearances.

Giant Eagle in New Kensington was I think the first to cease 24-hour operations- again, customer and employee safety were the drivers there.

COVID was just an excuse to institutionalize a common sense business response to an increasingly dangerous population, especially those who don’t have jobs and can wreak havoc in Wal-Marts and grocery stores all night. It won’t be coming back anytime this decade.

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