{"id":11667,"date":"2020-02-07T18:01:17","date_gmt":"2020-02-07T17:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=11667"},"modified":"2021-10-11T09:24:42","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T07:24:42","slug":"competitors-open-stores-next-one-another","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2020\/02\/competitors-open-stores-next-one-another\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Do Competitors Open Their Stores Next to One Another?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you ever wonder why you see competing shops in one crowded spot? Is it a matter of <em>keep-your-enemies-closer<\/em> strategy or an efficient spatial competition? Find out below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Why do competitors open their stores next to one another? - Jac de Haan\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jILgxeNBK_8?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Please explain Hotelling&#8217;s Law.<\/li><li>If you were to put up your own business, what would it be? How would you apply Hotelling&#8217;s Law to find a location for your business?<\/li><li>Give some examples of product differentiation. <\/li><li>What are some booming businesses in Spain nowadays?<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate Do you ever wonder why you see competing shops in one crowded spot? Is it a matter of keep-your-enemies-closer strategy or an efficient spatial competition? Find out below. Discussion Questions: Please explain Hotelling&#8217;s Law. If you were to put up your own business, what would it be? 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