Amsterdam wants to force dark stores to move from neighborhoods to business parks
2 years, 2 months ago

Amsterdam wants to force dark stores to move from neighborhoods to business parks

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Amsterdam has decided to move rapid grocery delivery services’ dark stores from residential neighborhoods to business parks, the city said on Thursday. And court rulings confirming dark stores’ closures in residential neighborhoods make Amsterdam confident that the moves would be allowed. “Rapid delivery from dark stores is an economic activity that is on the rise but is difficult to fit into a residential area,” alderman Van Dantzig said. But according to Van Dantzig, the court rulings confirming Amsterdam’s closure of dark stores in residential neighborhoods make it reasonable to now move these establishments to business parks, where they will fit better.

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Amsterdam to ban hotels from jamming in sleeping pods to reduce city center overtourism
1 month, 1 week ago

Amsterdam to ban hotels from jamming in sleeping pods to reduce city center overtourism

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Amsterdam announced more measures the city plans to try to limit the number of people able to spend the night in the capital. Cafe terraces may also be forced to close early, live sex shows in the Red Light District could see operating hours reduced, and coffeeshops may be enticed to relocate from the city center to other parts of …

Amsterdam to ban rapid grocery delivery services from residential areas
1 year, 9 months ago

Amsterdam to ban rapid grocery delivery services from residential areas

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Amsterdam is moving closer to becoming the first city in the Netherlands to ban rapid grocery delivery services from operating out of residential areas, the city announced on Wednesday. In January 2022, the city decided not to allow any new rapid delivery services or dark stores to open in Amsterdam for a year, to give the local government time to …

Amsterdam wants to keep rapid grocery delivery services out of residential areas
2 years, 7 months ago

Amsterdam wants to keep rapid grocery delivery services out of residential areas

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Rapid grocery delivery services are no longer welcome in residential areas in Amsterdam. The city administrators want new rules for dark stores - these services' distribution centers - since the provisioning and collection of groceries by delivery workers cause nuisance for local residents. In a response, Gorillas called it "absurd that the municipality is making this decision" because the delivery …

Rotterdam also temporarily bans speedy delivery services' distribution centers
2 years, 11 months ago

Rotterdam also temporarily bans speedy delivery services' distribution centers

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Rotterdam is following Amsterdam's example and is temporarily banning flash delivery services' "dark stores" - small distribution centers often set up in the middle of residential neighborhoods in spots reserved for stores. Speedy delivery services like Gorillas and Getir promise to deliver groceries within 10 minutes. The windows of those centers are often taped closed, giving rise to the name …

Amsterdam tells flash grocery firms to stop creating neighborhood distribution hubs
2 years, 11 months ago

Amsterdam tells flash grocery firms to stop creating neighborhood distribution hubs

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The Amsterdam city council will no longer allow new "dark stores" for flash delivery to open. In the coming year, the municipality wants to determine which conditions these neighborhood distribution points must meet and which locations they are best suited to. "With this decision, the council is pressing pause before the increase in dark stores for flash delivery gets out …

Amsterdam further restricts tourist stores from city center
3 years ago

Amsterdam further restricts tourist stores from city center

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The municipality of Amsterdam forbade 165 business owners in the center of Amsterdam to use their stores as a tourist, sex, or smartshop. Amsterdam should be first and foremost a city to live in and only secondarily a city to visit," alderman of Economics Victor Everhardt said. Everhardt said the municipality has also been raising a pot of ten million …

Local businesses add to pressure on Amsterdam to clean up sex and drugs reputation
4 years, 2 months ago

Local businesses add to pressure on Amsterdam to clean up sex and drugs reputation

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Eight Amsterdam employers organisations have joined forces in an effort to persuade the city council to radically reform the city’s image as a haven for sex and drugs, adding further pressure on officials to make major changes. In particular, city officials should act to tackle the window brothels in the red light district and to radically change the policy on …

Amsterdam’s Red Light District closed due to overcrowding; Street performers banned
4 years, 5 months ago

Amsterdam’s Red Light District closed due to overcrowding; Street performers banned

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A portion of Amsterdam's De Wallen neighborhood, home to the city's primary Red Light District, was closed Saturday night after an influx of tourists made the area unmanageable. The Amsterdam-Amstelland public safety office said earlier in the week that when areas become too crowded they would likely forbid more people from entering that space. Buskers forbidden The influx of crowds …

Amsterdam considers buying up property to boost inner city mix
4 years, 7 months ago

Amsterdam considers buying up property to boost inner city mix

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More diverse shops, making sure housing is available to a wide variety of people and boosting non-tourism related businesses are key to getting Amsterdam locals to value their inner city once again, the city’s mayor has said in a briefing to city councillors. The silence in the city centre now tourism has dried up ‘underscores the urgency’ to develop a …

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