Word: chained
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...existence of chain stores makes the Square a less unique place to shop, Sage says...
...Storeowners trace the beginning of chain stores in the Square to the 1996 end of rent control, under which Cambridge set a ceiling on the rates landlords could charge...
...Economically, it's just not feasible for independent stores to coexist with chain stores," Sage says. "There are a few that could survive, but for most of them--I just don't foresee...
...large store attracts another, and chain stores vying for room in the Square have far more money at their disposal than mom-and-pop stores can afford. The chain stores, then, become more attractive to landlords...
...think we can survive," she says. "We'll go out of our way to accommodate customers. After all, we don't have to follow a set of rules like a chain store does...