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CLOVIS, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Construction is underway for a caller concern successful Clovis astatine the Crossroads Shopping Center.
A Starbucks was already confirmed to beryllium making its mode to the country of Bullard and Minnewawa avenues successful Clovis. As operation astatine the buying halfway continues, tiny concern employees passim the batch person taken notice.
"There was a small concern office, it had a fewer things successful determination I don't recall. But it had a fewer shops successful it," said Judy Coons, a Hopeland Thrift employee.
They accidental a large sanction successful the batch means large concern for everyone.
"Nobody knows we're backmost present successful the corner. They don't cognize astir immoderate of the different shops present that we bash caller customers similar crazy," said Coons.
Even shops that are person to the thoroughfare similar Prestige Barbershop hold that the postulation of a Starbucks drive-thru tin bring much-needed vulnerability and much to the lot.
"I haven't seen a azygous java store successful a batch since we've been here," said Mario Rodriguez, a barber. "So it's of a positive for america arsenic guys successful the shop. You know, a batch of businesses present successful the shop. The coffee. It wakes you up, you know, that's what you need. Other than that, though, we're conscionable hoping that it brings successful much ft postulation for america present astatine the barbershop. The store has been present for 5 years, and they hardly instrumentality notice, you know, erstwhile you're walking by oregon they popular adjacent door."
Jacob Vasques says a mom-and-pop java store would person been different welcomed summation to the batch among each the different tiny businesses. But Coons says the Starbucks sanction makes the quality successful her eyes.
"I don't deliberation the ma and popular would bring thing here. I deliberation Starbucks will. We've been present for astir 2 years and, inactive moving connected clientele. I'm atrocious astir the mom-and-pop thing, but I don't deliberation it would bash bully connected the corner," said Coons.
