What they fail to mention is what happens to coffee shops not in "a stone's throw" from a Starbucks. I expect it's exactly the opposite. When the new Starbuck

What they fail to mention is what happens to coffee shops not in "a stone's throw" from a Starbucks. I expect it's exactly the opposite. When the new Starbucks moves into town, everyone goes there... Eventually. I'm sure there's a day 1 surge of people trying the hype, then people going back to their old ways, for the most part. New customers are where the problem is. Every business has customer churn and needs as many new as old ones that are leaving, for whatever reason. With a Starbucks too far from you, who is going to come looking for you? Only those in visual range of Starbucks are gaining from their presence, and probably only when Starbucks is too busy for their own good.