Formula Retail—A Bay Area Paradox

By Robert Carlsen For the past 11 years, San Francisco's restrictive formula retail law, which prohibits chain stores to open in certain neighborhoods unless they have 11 or fewer outlets worldwide, has been tweaked continuously by city supervisors, administrators and neighborhood retailers, with the end result of all parties feeling wholeheartedly dissatisfied. [contextly_sidebar id="vkORQ0SVA3EJ3mTHs7bi5Cv4H5xJujud"]Take the […]