How Many Bloody Food Shops Do We Need?

I live in a small town of around 6,000. I could be becoming a communist in that I'm nitpicking all of this choice. It's interesting how many food shops of all kinds are in this town alone. There's... x1 supermarket x3 petrol stations x2 convenience stores x1 pizza place x2 bakeries x1 butcher x3 fast food places x4 bakeries x1 fruit and vege store x3 fish and chip shops x4 ethnic restaurants (sushi, indian, turkish, thai) x5 restaurants x3 pubs with restaurants All of this in a town of 6,000. Surely we're not this hungry are we? Between these food shops are useless dull $2 dollar shops selling cheap Chinese stuff with the occasional clothing or tech store here and there.