The Terrible Lesson of Chain Stores
Problem Solvers8 Huhti 2019

The Terrible Lesson of Chain Stores

Be honest: What do you do when the world around you changes? Most people probably say they change along with the world... but few actually do. Most people resist. And resistance leads nowhere. That’s the big lesson of the rise of chain stores, a transformational event in American business that pitted entrepreneur against entrepreneur, and ultimately led to some big lessons in what it takes to be competitive. This episode comes to us from Pessimists Archive, another podcast hosted by Problem Solvers host Jason Feifer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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