Panera or ABC?

[SthrnZeta]

Originally Posted by ThetaDancer

This happens to me too. Every time I've eaten there, I've gotten weirdly sick. We don't have ABC here.

Edit: And, I'll agree with texas*princess...huge Corner Bakery fan, too.

OMG, I totally forgot about Corner Bakery since we don't have them here. They would be lumped in with ABC and Panera too I think, and yes, they rock. I miss them... I'm just still amused that in my town, ABC is literally across the street from Panera. Though ABC was there long before Panera. Yet Paneras seem to be sprouting up everywhere and appear to be gaining popularity over ABC. It remains to be seen if this is a novelty...

[NutBrnHair]

Originally Posted by SthrnZeta

I'm just still amused that in my town, ABC is literally across the street from Panera. Though ABC was there long before Panera. Yet Paneras seem to be sprouting up everywhere and appear to be gaining popularity over ABC. It remains to be seen if this is a novelty...

Amusing? Well, look at Home Depot & Lowes...and Walgreens and CVS or RiteAid -- many are across the street.

Panera is pretty solid -- 57.45 million in earnings last year.

[SthrnZeta]

Originally Posted by NutBrnHair

Amusing? Well, look at Home Depot & Lowes...and Walgreens and CVS or RiteAid -- many are across the street.

Panera is pretty solid -- 57.45 million in earnings last year.

You're absolutely right, and I find that amusing as well. Though, in my experience in commercial real estate, that's kind of the point. We're marketing a property right now to banks because a new bank is being built across the street... Seems silly to me, but I'm not a business owner.

[AOIIalum]

Love Panera, especially the iced green tea. Wish I could buy that by the gallon jug.

Never heard of ABC before this thread, but it does sound good!

[nittanyalum]

Originally Posted by NutBrnHair

Amusing? Well, look at Home Depot & Lowes...and Walgreens and CVS or RiteAid -- many are across the street.

I'd often heard you should set up shop within 1/4 mile of your toughest competitor...

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by nittanyalum

I'd often heard you should set up shop within 1/4 mile of your toughest competitor...

Maybe I'm remembering completely wrong, but I thought that for a long time, this was standard OP for McDonalds -- across the street from their competitor.