I think Andrew and Darren are both right. Examining one of many dynamics influencing small business economic does not negate the others. We don’t live in a mutually exclusive simple world, despite what populist politicians would have us believe.
I think Andrew’s hypothesis that PG size may be contributing to its lack of independent bakery and hardware stores is valid. However, size isn’t everything (cliche intended) and Darren’s examples (Wall of Fame, Nancy O’s) speaks to this.
It is likely even complicated within the same variable. I’ve been to very large cities with a large number of coffee shops, independent book stores etc. And some of these cities have many large competitors also. Factors such as geographic distribution of residential housing, transportation infrastructure, and demographics play a part. NYC can support a wide range of baked good outfits since it has enough population (and hungry tourists) to float all the boats and then some.
PG too large dynamic.
I think Andrew and Darren are both right. Examining one of many dynamics influencing small business economic does not negate the others. We don’t live in a mutually exclusive simple world, despite what populist politicians would have us believe.
I think Andrew’s hypothesis that PG size may be contributing to its lack of independent bakery and hardware stores is valid. However, size isn’t everything (cliche intended) and Darren’s examples (Wall of Fame, Nancy O’s) speaks to this.
It is likely even complicated within the same variable. I’ve been to very large cities with a large number of coffee shops, independent book stores etc. And some of these cities have many large competitors also. Factors such as geographic distribution of residential housing, transportation infrastructure, and demographics play a part. NYC can support a wide range of baked good outfits since it has enough population (and hungry tourists) to float all the boats and then some.