Starkville people…..

Theconnormead said:

Mine was more of a general statement. Starkville has a long history of not supporting local businesses. Just look at this thread with people already crapping on 7 Brew. Someone is investing their money into “your” town. You don’t have to personally support it financially, but constantly trashing every new business doesn’t help anything either. That mindset is one reason major retailers and larger companies can be hesitant about coming here.

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There are countless coffee spots in Starkville.

You seem to be of the opinion that we can't criticize businesses in Starkville that we dislike or don't find value in, because doing so shows businesses that they aren't appreciated...or something like that.

That is absurd. It is OK to be critical of a business you dislike in Starkville.

greenbean.sixpack said:

I drink one cup of black coffee on the way to work, it tastes like battery acid, but produces a huge .

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I agree with leach on coffee.

Dutch Bros blows 7Brew away. There’s several across Georgia, I know we’ve stopped in at Dutch Bros in Savannah, north of Macon, and ATL metro. Plus have had the location in Huntsville/Madison and the location in Collierville TN. (That Collierville location was printing money a few weeks ago)

champdawg.sixpack said:

Larger retailers and others make their decisions on demographics and population and disposable income. Just fyi

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You are correct, but from my experience in commercial real estate, retailers also look closely at the track record and success of other businesses already in the market.

Theconnormead said:

You are correct, but from my experience in commercial real estate, retailers also look closely at the track record and success of other businesses already in the market.

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I have an acquaintance that has several restaurants and he says there are towns that are "restaurant towns" and towns that are not in ways that are not explained by demographics or tourists or whatever. Some places just have a population that just eats out at a lower rate than typical for their income, or alternatively will not spend money on good food or will spend a lot more than expected on fine dining but not on fast casual or whatever combination. So I can see the same thing being true for other types of retail/commercial establishments and how other similar businesses do being a big influence.