My favorite example is that Blue Bottle a san francisco based coffee company that started as a super tiny shop ended up becoming one of the big companies and ha

My favorite example is that Blue Bottle a san francisco based coffee company that started as a super tiny shop ended up becoming one of the big companies and had a difficult time opening up coffee shops in the neighborhood due to the 6 franchise location. To be fair - it did take a lot of VC money to build out the company and it has a pretty impressive footprint. Still kind of funny to get kicked out of your own home turf. FWIW - as a former SF resident I love the diversity of stores without all the large chains coming in.