Hacker News with Generative AI: Local Businesses

Ask HN: Are there any apps to track grocery prices in local stores? (ycombinator.com)
With tariffs kicking in and imports slowing, I want to track the local impact at my grocery stores.

Consumerism, Grocery Shopping, Price Tracking, Local Businesses, Data

23 points by cantrobot 24 days ago | 19 comments

Small Town America vs. Big Box Stores (strongtowns.org)
"That sense of identity and place that homegrown businesses create—that’s what we want to preserve here," Sean Donaghy told the local news back in February.

Small Towns, Local Businesses, Economic Development, Retail

58 points by spking 45 days ago | 73 comments

Will the Real Burger King Please Stand Up? (2019) (eater.com)
The Burger King in Mattoon, Illinois, is not your typical Burger King. You won’t find Whoppers or chicken fries on the menu, and while there is a drive-up window, it won’t resemble almost any other modern drive-thru with a two-way speaker. Instead, you’ll find fresh burgers with beef straight from the meat market, a single window, and employees who run out to cars with a paper and pencil in tow when the line gets too long (a la Portillo’s, fellow Midwesterners).

Food, Restaurants, Local Businesses, Illinois

23 points by toomuchtodo 93 days ago | 0 comments

As more local cinemas close, residents are forming nonprofits to buy them (nytimes.com)
As more local movie houses close, residents in smaller towns are forming nonprofits to buy and operate them.

Nonprofit Organizations, Local Businesses, Cinema, Community Development

30 points by marban 95 days ago | 10 comments

Where are the best restaurants in my city? A statistical analysis (mattsayar.com)
Everyone wants to know the best places to eat, but the "best place" is inherently subjective.

Restaurants, Data Analysis, City Guides, Local Businesses

42 points by MattSayar 101 days ago | 18 comments

Platform for supporting local sellers and buyers (blunum.com)

E-commerce, Local Businesses, Marketplaces

15 points by blunum 109 days ago | 12 comments

In Memoriam: "You-do-it" Electronics (medium.com)
I moved to the Boston area thirteen years ago, and it didn’t take long for me to find You-do-it Electronics, with its anachronistic neon sign shining like a beacon to electronics nerds driving up I-95. This summer, it shut its doors for good, which leaves me sad, even though I knew its closing was inevitable from the first moment I walked in there.