In the absence of true public spaces and third places in modern suburbs, Panera Bread finds an opportunity. Bring your laptop.
Read the rest at: Rising Dough: Why Panera Bread Is on a Roll | Fast Company.
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They also create decent third places in walkable urban settings, too. We have one in Silver Spring, MD (a legacy walkable urban streetcar suburb on the Washington, DC border) and it works like an urban cafe.
Posted by: Cavan | September 21, 2009 at 09:45 AM
We have some retired friends who keep a list of Panera locations and meet friends and family across the country while traveling.
Posted by: joshuadf | September 21, 2009 at 02:02 PM