Build grocery stores now?

The grocery store is a building in the new world. It is not a lot but a decor building you can click on and get an interaction, in this case the option to buy something. We can't build a grocery store like that. But maybe the building is available in debug and can be placed in other worlds.

@Lenny_Ogg where are those stands from plz? And do you need a mod for them to be manned?

Although there's no "grocery store" lot type, it is also very easy to make a retail lot and set food items for sale. I have a couple in my game, they work just fine.

Thank you @Lenny_Ogg - that's disappointing, I thought maybe they were manned without hiring (which costs money).

"elanorbreton;c-18295335" wrote:
Thank you @Lenny_Ogg - that's disappointing, I thought maybe they were manned without hiring (which costs money).

If you’re open to mods, there’s LittleMsSam’s Auto Employees mod (lot trait), which allows you to staff vendors, buskers, and a whole bunch of other things. And there’s an add-on to reduce vendors’ yelling!

"Amapola76;c-18295328" wrote:
Although there's no "grocery store" lot type, it is also very easy to make a retail lot and set food items for sale. I have a couple in my game, they work just fine.

They work fine but the downside is that you can't sell flour and sugar needed for the Simple Living lot trait. Those items have no physical object to set for sale. I have a store that sells all possible ingredients for herbalism and magical potions.

"Lenny_Ogg;c-18295303" wrote:
@elanorbreton I have no access to my game right now but as far as I remember: the grocery and the flower stand is from Cottage Living and the fish stand from Cats and Dogs EP, the grocery stand on the left of the first pic is from Jungle Adventure game pack.
You don't need mods, just click on the stand and choose 'hire vendor'

If you have eco lifestyle, you can use a market place community space. Up to 3 stall will automatically spawn a vendor. Unfortunately this doesn't work for the cottage living stalls but the rest of them work. On other lots you will have to hire a vendor with a limit of max 8 vendors.

Also, if you are considering mods, there’s a grocery store mod by SrslySims. It comes with cc and a lot to place down. (Set as a retail store) It does also change the entire food system, though, but the retail lot is really cool. With it, there’s an option to buy food from a menu by clicking on the freezers in the store. It’s recently been updated as well, though I haven’t used it in a while.

Other than that, placing a grocery stall in the store and hiring a vendor or using a mod to hire one is the only solution I’ve come across.

"Atreya33;c-18295381" wrote:

They work fine but the downside is that you can't sell flour and sugar needed for the Simple Living lot trait. Those items have no physical object to set for sale.

@Atreya33
I am pretty sure I have both in my farmers market, cannot check as not having mods on.

loaded my vanilla save just for test, here flour and sugar.
https://i.imgur.com/JO9DJ5O.png


edit: like @Amapola76 said, needs to be in inventory, I forgot that :)

"Atreya33;c-18295381" wrote:

"Amapola76;c-18295328" wrote:
Although there's no "grocery store" lot type, it is also very easy to make a retail lot and set food items for sale. I have a couple in my game, they work just fine.

They work fine but the downside is that you can't sell flour and sugar needed for the Simple Living lot trait. Those items have no physical object to set for sale. I have a store that sells all possible ingredients for herbalism and magical potions.

Okay, I just had to go back and test this again, because I thought maybe I was losing my memory. But no, in fact, you absolutely can sell flour and sugar in retail lots. Note: you can't buy them from build/buy to set for sale; you have to have them in your inventory and then drag them out to set them for sale.

Can be placed on counters/shelves and set for sale and can be sold in the upright retail cooler:

Milk*
Cheese*
Milk Bread*
Eggs*
Sugar
Flour
Mayonnaise
Custard
All jams and preserves

(*Starred items can also be sold from the bakery shelves; there may be others, I didn't test everything.)

Can not be placed on counters/shelves and set for sale, but can be sold in the upright retail cooler:

Wrapped white meat
Wrapped red meat

And as always, you can set for sale the following pre-Cottage Living items:

All fruits and vegetables
Fish
Honey
Fizzy Juice
Ice cream
Baked items
All cooked/prepared foods

I have not tested nectar yet, but assume it can be sold as well.

"Amapola76;c-18295487" wrote:

"Atreya33;c-18295381" wrote:

"Amapola76;c-18295328" wrote:
Although there's no "grocery store" lot type, it is also very easy to make a retail lot and set food items for sale. I have a couple in my game, they work just fine.

They work fine but the downside is that you can't sell flour and sugar needed for the Simple Living lot trait. Those items have no physical object to set for sale. I have a store that sells all possible ingredients for herbalism and magical potions.

Okay, I just had to go back and test this again, because I thought maybe I was losing my memory. But no, in fact, you absolutely can sell flour and sugar in retail lots. Note: you can't buy them from build/buy to set for sale; you have to have them in your inventory and then drag them out to set them for sale.

Can be placed on counters/shelves and set for sale and can be sold in the upright retail cooler:

Milk*
Cheese*
Milk Bread*
Eggs*
Sugar
Flour
Mayonnaise
Custard
All jams and preserves

(*Starred items can also be sold from the bakery shelves)

Can not be placed on counters/shelves and set for sale, but can be sold in the upright retail cooler:

Wrapped white meat
Wrapped red meat

And as always, you can set for sale the following pre-Cottage Living items:

All fruits and vegetables
Fish
Honey
Fizzy Juice
Ice cream
Baked items
All cooked/prepared foods

I have not tested nectar yet, but assume it can be sold as well.

Ok, this is new for me. Where did I get the idea that this would not be possible? .. Thank you so much for showing this. :) I think my next few hours in game will be dedicated to building up a grocery store.