[Gerrard]

Biff makes a very good point but the flipside is chain stores are a bit insidious and I think in the end they tend to offer us less choice than what we had before and they stifle small business owners and entrepreneurship.

In a mall, I don't really expect anything but the usual suspects but on the street I want a little variety and one-offs with smartly curated stock and things I can't just pick up in a mall (often cheaper).