Nov 6, 2012 — On today's show, Planet Money stakes out New York City's diamond, plant, and chess districts to answer a nagging question: Why do stores that all sell the same thing set up shop right next to each other?
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Nov 6, 2012 — On today's show, Planet Money stakes out New York City's diamond, plant, and chess districts to answer a nagging question: Why do stores that all sell the same thing set up shop right next to each other?Why do businesses selling the same thing crowd around each other rather than strike out on their own?
To answer that question, Adam Davidson and Chana Joffe-Walt walk through some New York City neighborhoods - the diamond district, the plant district, the chess district — where store after store sells the exact same thing.
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