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I'm not sure I understand this argument. If the author is trying to say "there are too many chains downtown", I think that is wrong because the weakest downtowns have the fewest chains. Retail in a weak downtown will often have a few restaurants or antique stores, but won't be able to support big box retail or (in the very poorest downtowns) even chain fast-food. For example, a decade or two ago you could find K-Mart in midtown Manhattan or central Philadelphia, but not in downtown Atlanta.

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