I was noticing how regional some high prices are. My theory is that there are areas where one person owns all of the franchises in the region and have started acting more monopolistic.
Obviously there are other areas where the high prices make sense. The rich old tourist/snowbird areas of Florida? Obviously going to be expensive. Locations inside of cities that have high rents and operating costs are also likely to be more expensive. Although Minneapolis seems to have escaped the cost trap somehow.
I was noticing how regional some high prices are. My theory is that there are areas where one person owns all of the franchises in the region and have started acting more monopolistic.
Obviously there are other areas where the high prices make sense. The rich old tourist/snowbird areas of Florida? Obviously going to be expensive. Locations inside of cities that have high rents and operating costs are also likely to be more expensive. Although Minneapolis seems to have escaped the cost trap somehow.