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I never have but I have heard such arrangements exist. Is it true?

One word, Starbucks. And yes, I have.

One word, Starbucks. And yes, I have.

Are you fucking serious? Why would that happen?

Meijer and Meijer Gas Stations in the SAME LOT even K-Mart and K-Mart Gas Stations in the same lot Walmart and Walmart gas stations in the same lot... think about it... they exist :p

Are you fucking serious? Why would that happen?
Welcome to Vancouver. And they're both always packed.

Are you fucking serious? Why would that happen?
Well, they're opening a store in my room so that isnt very surprising. : /

Welcome to Vancouver. And they're both always packed.

I don't see how from a business standpoint that would be benificial in any way. :confused:

Starbucks is the only one I've ever seen, although one was a Starbucks proper while the other was a Starbucks within a bookstore, somewhere in the city; I forget where exactly.

Not across the street, but a block away from each other are two Starbucks. Both on the main stretch of road. but who can blame them. That's the Yuppie part of Portland for ya!

I don't see how from a business standpoint that would be benificial in any way. :confused:

Perhaps because if there were only one location, the wait to get coffee would be excruciatingly long and people would simply go somewhere else.

Perhaps because if there were only one location, the wait to get coffee would be excruciatingly long and people would simply go somewhere else.

Around here people are addicted to Starbucks and will wait hours to get their order. I don't see why they would waste money on another store if that's the case. There might have been some kind of mix up in records of the stores' locations or something along those lines.

I've seen Subways like that. If anyone's read Fast Food Nation they'll understand why.

Starbucks operates by 'cannibalising'. It works on the basis that brand presence compensates for overlaps created by placing outlets in close proximity to each other.

I don't see how from a business standpoint that would be benificial in any way. :confused:Well, you see, this way people don't have to cross the street. Starbucks actually chooses to saturate the market, even if it means slightly reduced revenues for each store (this is what Naomi Klein of No Logo claims, anyway)

Around here people are addicted to Starbucks and will wait hours to get their order. I don't see why they would waste money on another store if that's the case. There might have been some kind of mix up in records of the stores' locations or something along those lines.

Well the only one I've seen, the second Starbucks was inside a new bookstore. The Starbucks proper had been there for a few years. It's probably better for their profits if another Starbucks moves in to draw off business than a competing coffee shop.

Around here people are addicted to Starbucks and will wait hours to get their order. I don't see why they would waste money on another store if that's the case. There might have been some kind of mix up in records of the stores' locations or something along those lines.

Nah.

It's not that unheard of.

Starbucks will build to meet expected demand. If that means two stores across the street from each other so be it. And you'll have lots of people that will just go to one of each of the two.

I don't see why they would waste money on another store if that's the case. There might have been some kind of mix up in records of the stores' locations or something along those lines.Its perfectly intentional, believe me. On Robson St. in Vancouver there are two kitty-corner from each other and its no mistake.

Never across the street. I do know of one in a safeway, and about two buildings away is a proper one...but thats how close I've come.

Do a search for Lewis Black and Starbucks. Funny sketch about finding the end of the world in Texas.

Please don't use this to start Texas-bashing, it could as easily have been Vancouver for Black's purposes.

I saw four Starbucks close together once, a proper one, and across the street was one in a book store, and across the street was two in a mall, one in a bookstoreand one in the food court.

I have by my house there were two 7-11's right across from each other. You could honestly throw rock from one store at the other.

(Trust me I did it)

Yes. Two gas stations of the same company, I don't remember which. The circumstance was that a large national chain bought out a smaller one here, that happened to operate across the street. One of them has since changed names (I don't know if it still owned by the chain though)

Within 2 miles of Grand Central Station (New York... where else??), there are 117 Starbucks.

This includes 5 that are within 100 yards of the clock... that I'm aware of!
(The one across from the Eastern Newstand and inside 335 Madison are only 60 paces from each other!!)

http://www.starbucks.com/retail/locator/PrxResults.aspx?a=1&LOC=40.7531603810544%3a-73.9730592396916&CT=40.7531603810544%3a-73.97305923969161.78126408441369%3a1.33594806331027&countryID=244&FC=RETAIL&dataSource=MapPoint.NA&Radius=2&GAD2=&GAD3=+10017&GAD4=&IC=40.7531603810544%3a-73.9730592396916%3a32%3a+10017

We have two BP stations across from each other at a busy intersection.

In my city, all the banks tend to congregate around one spot. Why do you think that happens?

It's the same thing with pharmacies, too. And museums...and tall buildings...and...it goes on and on.

This type of thing often happens without people being aware of it, due to one company trading under two or more names. W H Smiths = Waterstones in the UK. How often do you find them almost adjacent or facing each other. Yes Smiths sells stuff that Waterstones doesn't, but they both sell books.

;) I never have but I have heard such arrangements exist. Is it true?never been to Waikiki I see... there's an ABC store placed on opposite corners, three on the same block... and in once case, next to each other.

ABC = 7-eleven

In Seattle there are intersections where you can literally see 5 different starbucks from one place. Two in opposite corners, and then 3 more if you look down the streets leaving the intersection.

In both Vancouver and New York I've been at intersectiosn with Starbucks at opposite corners too.

I really don't understand why Starbucks is so successful though - their coffee is mediocre at best, and often it's just plain bad.

Some small business owners are successful enough that they want to open a new location, but they don't want to manage two distantly located shops. Thus, there are arrangements where two shops of the same name (or under the same owner) are next door or across the street.

In closing, Starbucks sucks.

There is a Starbucks at each entrance of my local shopping center.

On the corner or Elizabeth and Bourke Streets there are about 3 MacDonalds within a 5min walk... Lazy AND fat, great!

Here in Tomball, there's an intersection with two Shell gas stations, right across the street from each other. I call it the "corner of Shell & Shell" :D.

I have seen two Video Sleezy (Video Easy) stores across from each other. Their leases overlapped, it wasn't permenant.

One word, Starbucks. And yes, I have.
there was a comedy central standup going on about it.

two del tacos on one corner.