Quote Originally Posted by j to the jeremy View Post
Actually, the small businesses beat out the chains only because this building received government grants requiring that they rent only to independent retailers.
Oh, I didn't mean the size of the businesses, I meant the size of the spaces inside. But so much the better. Little businesses add up to something greater than their sum, and can be more easily replaced if they close. Big businesses demand concessions to be there and leave big holes when they fail.