chain stores and regional identity

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Sun Jan 5 19:37:21 PST 2003


W. Kiernan wrote:


>Man, you get there first thing in the morning, them donuts aren't just
>fresh, they're still hot out of the fryer. Damn! Royal Crown Cola is
>another good Southern one, hard to find these days though.
>
>We dig those regional things (and no, Chuck Grimes you left-coast snob,
>they're not only racism and theological hogwash, but also the memory of
>our old home town)(indigestion serves ya right dummy, since you don't
>have a physical job to burn the fat off get a "lite" cake donut, not
>those greasy glazed ones) but we know all along all those little local
>brands are eventually going down, steamrollered by the big transnational
>Wallstreet conglomerates.

Hey, Wall Street loves Krispy Kreme! <http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=KKD&d=c&k=c1&c=^gspc&a=v&p=s&t=2y&l=on&z=m&q=l>.

Doug



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