Self Determined Consumer Behaviour Gallery
Swedish Timeline
In the cities, food was sold in different shops. Fish, meat and charcuterie, dairy products, coffee, spices – everything was available in different shops. In the countryside, locally produced food hopefully found it’s way to the table.
The consumer association was formed in 1899, wanting both better and cheaper food through joint ownership and collaboration. The consumer-owned stores were called Konsum.
irst supermarket opens in Stockholm. The store marks the transition from service over the counter to self-service, the single biggest event in the history of commerce. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cy0r6abMzxY
ABC-communities grow up outside (or inside) cities. The idea is to have work, residence and centre in the same are. The food shops in the centre are typically large, but not huge, supermarkets.
The supermarkets reach super-size, and are being established outside the city centres. The low-price chains establish themselves.
Locally produced and organic food are making a comeback, among other things in the form of REKO - which today (2024) gathers 800,000 members in various Facebook groups.
