Fact: the least populous U.S. metro area to feature all five of the following...
1) Whole Foods
2) Lululemon
3) Apple Store
4) Urban Outfitters *and*
5) Pure Barre
...is...you guessed it...
South Bend, IN
1) Whole Foods
2) Lululemon
3) Apple Store
4) Urban Outfitters *and*
5) Pure Barre
...is...you guessed it...
South Bend, IN
Note I said "metro area." Yes, several of these stores are in Mishawaka - but all of them are less than a 15 minute drive from the center of South Bend.
More on the South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metropolitan Statistical Area (as defined by the Census): incontext.indiana.edu/2005/november/…
More on the South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metropolitan Statistical Area (as defined by the Census): incontext.indiana.edu/2005/november/…
P.s. this isn’t a “take,” it’s a fact - one that struck me as interesting.
P.p.s. There are only two metros in the Midwest that have more of these stores (per capita) than South Bend/Mishawaka: Lawrence, KS and Ann Arbor, MI.
You might be noticing a pattern here: the power of large universities to attract wealth & transform metros.
You might be noticing a pattern here: the power of large universities to attract wealth & transform metros.
