Comments on: Sick of brands

By: anggahalimun

anggahalimun — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:11:35 +0000

I think you have a good point. Here in Indonesia, everything is just like that. In every luxurious mall I see ZARA.
Luckily, each mall has its own market. So, ZARA only exist in the “upscale” mall, while the other malls still provide me with lots of choice.
Same thing with starbucks

By: theironwang

theironwang — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 01:02:31 +0000

revolution by the masses. hand out the pitchforks, torches, and ignitable alcohol

http://suburbanconnoisseurs.wordpress.com/

By: Jorge

Jorge — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:37:20 +0000

Yes, man. Spain is being yankizied or americanized, whatever you prefer. I love those old “mesones” and good restaurants instead of the VIPS empire.

By: ALEX TO » Blog Archive » Sick of brands

ALEX TO » Blog Archive » Sick of brands — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:35:49 +0000

[...] Sick of brands Some days ago I was looking for a place to have lunch and I ended up eating at a wok restaurant. While I was eating I realized I’m getting sick of branded restaurants, shops, etc. Small restaurants are disappearing, giving place to … [...]

By: Alex Barrera

Alex Barrera — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:31:20 +0000

yeah hehe great episode!

I see we share the same pain. I wish we, as consumers, could do something about it. I’m sure there is a way to get brands but deliver different customer experiences among the same town.

San Francisco is a good example, they’ve managed to keep a bunch of restaurants and coffee shops that are unique (if you don’t count Starbucks and Peet’s Coffee of course). Sadly enough the big brands and getting there too

By: henryfranke

henryfranke — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:00:21 +0000

Good questions! Did you see the Simpsons episode where Bart had to hurry to his store in the shopping mall, because the entire mall was quickly being converted to Starbucks stores?

Here in America, I believe this is especially insidious, because there is not the need to tailor the store to the market. All area markets are treated the same; therefore, we get homogenized super stores that are the same no matter where you are. If you travel a lot, you could wake in the morning and not be able to tell where you are, because everything is the same as it was in the last town.