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Nantucket NIMBYS whine that chain store is ruining quaint downtown vibe: 'Shop owners are discouraged and upset'

New York Post·Allison Lax·21 days ago
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They wish this bunny would hop right out of town. After nearly getting booted from downtown Nantucket last summer due to a chain-store ban, popular teen and tween sleepwear/lifestyle retailer Roller Rabbit found a clever workaround and managed to maintain its status as an island locale. Now, some residents are hare-raising mad about it . The playful PJ shop — with 13 other brick-and-mortar locations across the country, selling some matching sets that ring up at over $200 — recently reopened for the season after rebranding as “The Roller Rabbit General Store,” with a two-year lease, new signage and in-store offerings to fit under the local rules, adopted in 2006, that prohibit chain retailers. “The downtown is the crown jewel of the island, and we are giving it away to off-island big money,” lamented Julie Biondi, who previously operated the area’s The Lovely clothing store.…

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