If you don't like Pinkberry, don't eat there, but why rain on someone's dream of opening a business? Pinkberry franchises are independently owned and operated. They hire locally and pay local taxes. Individuals invest a lot of their money to license the name, but at the end of the day it is a local business that has an investment in our neighborhood. There is no "flexing of national muscle," or "pushing out locals" as you so claim (it is not owned by the large "Pinkberry" corporation, which simply licenses its brand name). Who exactly is being pushed out here? This is a free country and people should be able to open a legal business such as an frozen yogurt shop as they see fit. If it is not a good fit, the market will take care of it.
Also, some of the beloved local and "independent" business around here are nothing but chains in disguise. For example, the "artsy and independent" Kendall Square Theatre is a freaking national chain! There is nothing art house about it. Give me a break! If you want another gift shop or flower shop, open one up. Don't rain on someone else's small business.
I'm guessing this was written by someone with a vested interest in one of the nearby competitiors.
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Date: 2012-11-01 09:45 pm (UTC)If you don't like Pinkberry, don't eat there, but why rain on someone's dream of opening a business? Pinkberry franchises are independently owned and operated. They hire locally and pay local taxes. Individuals invest a lot of their money to license the name, but at the end of the day it is a local business that has an investment in our neighborhood. There is no "flexing of national muscle," or "pushing out locals" as you so claim (it is not owned by the large "Pinkberry" corporation, which simply licenses its brand name). Who exactly is being pushed out here? This is a free country and people should be able to open a legal business such as an frozen yogurt shop as they see fit. If it is not a good fit, the market will take care of it.
Also, some of the beloved local and "independent" business around here are nothing but chains in disguise. For example, the "artsy and independent" Kendall Square Theatre is a freaking national chain! There is nothing art house about it. Give me a break! If you want another gift shop or flower shop, open one up. Don't rain on someone else's small business.
I'm guessing this was written by someone with a vested interest in one of the nearby competitiors.