tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30400278.post7792277783018236480..comments2010-02-08T11:02:17.159-05:00Comments on The Gross Report: Could it be... Independent Retail?!?Stephen Grosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08704949337738506028noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30400278.post-69787250342949829632007-06-16T12:02:00.000-05:002007-06-16T12:02:00.000-05:00I think Bonnie's right about the benefits for stub...I think Bonnie's right about the benefits for stubbornness in preventing chains from invading. Stillwater is going through this, and so far has only allowed one major chain onto main street, as far as I can tell: Starbucks.Ed Kohlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14974241571519355684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30400278.post-27428253001364350762007-06-09T02:39:00.000-05:002007-06-09T02:39:00.000-05:00Minnesotans may be nice, but they're a stubbornly ...Minnesotans may be nice, but they're a stubbornly independent breed! Yea, you betcha! Imagine that for years in the '60's and '70's Mankato refused to allow the former Dayton's department store (Minnesota's premier store, mind you) permission to build there. They didn't need those "big city" stores infringing on their space! We're nice, but stubbornly independent! I actually was disappointed in the last couple years to see Caribou, Pier 1, Babies R Us, and other chains open on Grand. It used to be Grand Ave. was pure, but now . . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com