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keenish27 t1_jdd5ikt wrote

Reply to comment by californiadamn in Liberty Ave Starbucks Picket Line! by Paczilla2

I find this concept so odd. I get the support local shops but this concept breaks down if you think further ahead.

The goal of a business is to make money and once you make enough you tend to open more locations to make more money. Eventually you become the chain that then people say you shouldn’t shop at.

I’m not saying you are right or wrong. Just more of a thought I had to get out.

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soonitwillbcold t1_jddln9c wrote

Entrepreneurship Vs corporatization. Growth doesn't necessarily mean more locations unless it's a B2C company because sq ft directly impacts how much revenue you generate.

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californiadamn t1_jdfl7c5 wrote

What you are describing is capitalism.

There are several small businesses that just want to provide livable means for themselves and their employees with a work/ life balance for all. They don’t want to dominate the world, they just want a good life and to give a service back to their community. In the meantime. They are also sourcing as many as possible of their resources from other local farms and companies that also employ local people.

This is how the world should work and capitalism has destroyed that through corporate entities taking advantage of anyone below them/ getting tax breaks. There is a change going on. Corporations are failing and the local movement of putting money directly back into locals hands is happening.

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