Shopping for love: Supermarket singles night takes off in pandemic

The young man's eyes move past the deli case and meat counter to land upon a woman. He tries to make eye contact, to no avail, with the 22-year-old woman wearing her hair in a bun. They both have red hearts pinned to their clothes, a signal that they're at the supermarket this evening not only to buy more eggs and milk for the week, but also to potentially meet a new love interest. People push trolleys up and down the aisles, checking each other out while pretending to look for whatever spaghetti sauce is on special offer. It's "Single's Shopping" night at this supermarket in Germany, and with...