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Curious. Are there no stores because they're not allowed or because they don't want to be there?

I would find it very hard not to have a supermarket or a corner shop nearby for when I run out of this or that and it isn't time for the weekly shopping. And I would think it's an excellent small business opportunity.

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For my neighborhood, I believe it's because the neighborhood didn't exist 3 years ago. So I agree I think it's a huge opportunity. The first HEB (grocery chain in TX) to open up in the neighborhood is going to make a killing.

For others that have existed for longer, sometimes the zoning seems to just be residential forever so sometimes you have to drive for a bit to get to the nearest "stuff". I think that's pretty standard for suburbia.

And then for yet others sometimes they're just too far out and too small of developments to make building a supermarket just for them financially viable.

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