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On Mar 13, 5:05 pm, "The Henchman" <y...@yup.org> wrote: > Why then, out of the 2 dozen convience stores in town, are they all run by > But how is it that they are all Asian operated and run? > Which brings me to my next point: Why is it the 2 dozen or so pizza places
> I live in a town of 55 020 people of which 96% identify themselves as white Convenience stores are a niche business. They are not hugely
> according to the 2006 census. 330 of the non-whites said they are Chinese,
> 45 said they are Korean, 130 said they are Japanese, 65 said they are
> Southeast Asian. 50 said "Other race" and 110 said mixed race. In other
> other words this is one hell of a white flight town with very few
> self-identifying oriental people.
> Asians? Did the federal government recruit highly successful East Asians
> and asked them to set-up convenience stores here. No complaints from me.
> The stores I frequent all seem well kept, clean, well-stocked shelves, busy.
> The loaves of bread are never past the best before dates, no dust on the
> cans/shelves. I've seen two instances where they'll deny underage looking
> kids cigarettes, a couple establishments even serve ice cream and have
> generous scoop sizes. Hell 3 or 4 of them sell live bait, and clean water
> in the bait tanks. None of them have gas stations, but that's a town law I
> think.
> in town are all Indian and Pakistani operated?
profitable. To a large extent it's a way of buying a job, often for
the whole family because it is labor intensive. It is also a way to
train family members and keep them close. Many times the owners would
not be in a position to work for others because of education or
discrimination, in some cases only perceived discrimination.
Nevertheless, they have the entrepreneurial nature that others may
lack so they take the risk. The risks are not only financial. These
stores have a greater risk of robberies and other crimes. People tend
to loiter around and generate trouble. If alcohol and lottery are
dispensed, the risks is enhanced.
If all 24 of your local convenience stores are truly Asian based, that
ethnic group may have simply specialized in convenience store
operation over time and acquired all available outlets. Perhaps a
local college might take on a marketing study of ethnic business
orientation.