[Tagging] tagging for discount stores in US

[John F. Eldredge]

I am saying that, since the standard meaning of "supermarket" is "grocery store", at least in the USA, tagging such stores as department stores would more accurately reflect the merchandise available than tagging them as supermarkets.

------Original Message------
From: M∡rtin Koppenhoefer
To: John Eldredge
To: OpenStreetMap tagging mailing list
ReplyTo: mk at koppenhoefer.com
Subject: Re: [Tagging] tagging for discount stores in US
Sent: May 6, 2010 7:47 AM

2010/5/6 John F. Eldredge <john at jfeldredge.com>:
> From my experience (in the USA), most WalMarts and KMarts only allocate a small percentage of their floor space to groceries.  The so-called "super WalMarts" have a full range of groceries; even so, the grocery section takes up only 20 percent or so of the store.


is this a proposal for est_floorspace:grocery=0.2 or for
shop=supermarket, super=yes? If you think that shop=supermarket isn't
sufficient I suggest to use additional tags rather than change or
detailize (?)  the definition of the main tag.

cheers,
Martin


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