The Food Pursuit

There’s a saying in Seattle that if one wants to locate a Tully’s coffee shop, all that’s needed is to find a Starbucks and turn around.  That’s because where there’s a Starbucks, there’s a Tully’s.  In Japan, while both American chains aim to dominate this market and feed the demand for various American offerings – be it food, clothing, music – it’s not always true.  But what’s true is that where there’s a train station, there’s for sure a Starbucks, Tully’s, or both within a minute walk.

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