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VBprogrammeryesterday at 12:01 PM3 repliesview on HN

Or Blockbuster being a massive real-estate company. Or McDonald's for that matter.


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ljmyesterday at 4:07 PM

Similarly Wether spoons, the chain of pubs in the UK.

More interestingly, they tend to set up in historically significant or listed buildings and as a result, preserve them. Not unusual to find a Spoons set up in an old 19th century bank or something.

neutronicusyesterday at 12:53 PM

On the other hand, the naming of Blockbuster[1] makes more sense with that context.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockbusting

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pixl97yesterday at 12:20 PM

Car manufacturers being financial/loan organizations is another.

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