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by tasuki 309 days ago
> They have sucked all the air out of the cafe space and driven out their competitors.

How?
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tonyedgecombe 307 days ago
They had a policy of saturating an area until all the competition closed then withdrawing shops until they were profitable. It was quite common to see two Starbucks across the road from each other.
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delfinom 309 days ago
By addicting consumers to coffee flavored sugar I suppose?
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