Showing posts with label chain restaurants. Show all posts
Showing posts with label chain restaurants. Show all posts
Monday, April 06, 2020

I feel a rant coming on: No, national chain restaurant franchises are not local mom 'n' pop shops.

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On more than one occasion the past week there have been reminders from the local owners of national chain restaurant franchises that they...
Sunday, September 16, 2018

Death to chains, death to Dunkin Donuts -- and spare me the tired argument that it's a "local" business.

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Charle's Marohn's piece at Strong Towns is almost five years old, but no less relevant now than it was in 2014. Next time you...
Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Death to chains, by the numbers -- "The Multiplier Effect of Local Independent Businesses."

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The obvious question: If local independent business recirculates more revenue locally, why do the local government economic incentives an...
Friday, December 28, 2012

Soon you'll be able to hit the Bob Evans on your way to Wal-Mart.

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Boy, isn't New Albany lucky. Got that chain-think mojo going on, dogs.
Thursday, July 19, 2012

Chain, tacky and opposed to human rights? Three strikes, and Chick-fil-A is out.

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Robin Garr has it down at his Louisville Restaurants Forum, and my viewpoint is expressed in the title.  --- Chick-Fil-A under fire a...
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Tuesday, March 08, 2011

Homework for today.

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Here's an entirely serious question: Of the following, which actually are "locally-owned, New Albany restaurants"? Note that s...
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Monday, November 10, 2008

Louisville opts for more of the same ol' Cordish chain-think.

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You work hard for years to cultivate a unique local presence as a bar, restaurant, entertainment venue and retail establishment, then watch ...
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Sunday, September 09, 2007

I’ll bet no one is complaining at Hooter’s.

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Gee, you’d expect far more empathy from a multinational chain restaurant with hundreds of outlets that insists against all common sense that...
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