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CLOVIS, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A Starbucks opening little than 400 feet from an already established java store successful Clovis is not worrying the owner, who says helium wants to beryllium determination "to drawback everybody bushed of firm coffee."
A caller Starbucks has precocious opened successful Clovis, adjacent West Ashlan Avenue and North Peach, Avenue. On the different broadside of the parking batch is an already established, locally owned café.
Monkey Dog Coffee, is simply a sit-down, java store that has been astatine the buying halfway for astir 2 years. In that abbreviated time, proprietor Alexander Osuna says the java store has "quasi-established" itself and garnered a loyal lawsuit base.
But successful the weeks starring up to the adjacent Starbucks' opening, Osuna says helium could not assistance but person mixed feelings astir a firm rival connected the different broadside of the parking lot.
"Building up to them opening up [we felt] a batch of anxiety," Osuna said. "We weren't truly definite what they were going to physique oregon what it was going to look like."
But Osuna says truthful far, Monkey Dog's concern has not been impacted by the caller Starbucks - and helium is assured his merchandise volition vie conscionable fine.
"Open each of them," Osuna said. "Oversaturate, we'll beryllium present to drawback everybody bushed of firm coffee."
Osuna says helium is fortunate to person loyal regulars who bask his business.
"We person an lawsuit coming up the archetypal play of November. Dirty Cello, a bluegrass set is touring and they'll bash a small, intimate amusement present astatine night," Osuna said.
Still, Osuna says helium worries astir different businesses successful the area, particularly those trying to find their footing amid contention from a ample corporation.
"It decidedly impacts tiny business," Osuna said. "If you're starting up, you're marque new, you don't person a assemblage oregon lawsuit basal built up yet, it's going to beryllium difficult."
