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lere The Extremist
Ben & Jerry's and Stucehi's make it work
When Ben & Jerry's owner 1V1
Arthur took over the State Sti
shop from " its previous owners
May 2006, he often paid attentioi
the flow of customers at the shop,
placement, next door to Stucchi's
cream, always seemed a bit stra:
to him.
Stucchi's had been an Ann Ar
favorite since the late 1980s. So ol
ously when Ben & Jerry's decidec
move next door, it wasn't exactly
ideal situation for the long-stand
parlor.
Asked what it's like to ben
door to another ice cream store,c
rent Stucchi's owner Kevin Ph(
said it "kind of sucks."
But believe it or not, both sci
shop owners said their stores
doing fine in terms of business.
Ben & Jerry's, a franchise w
shops in different 21 countries
based in Vermont and ships pi
everywhere in the continental U.
But Stucchi's, a much sma
CRIME NOTES
$12,000 worth
of recording
equipment taken
WHERE: 1200 Kipke Drive
WHEN: Monday at about 11:0S
WHAT: A female University
employee reported her video
recorder and its tripod as sto-
len, the Department of Public
Safety reported. The equip-
ment was valued at $12,000.
DPS is investigating but cur-
rently has no suspects.
Couch swiped in
West Quad
WHERE: West Quad
WHEN: Monday at about 10:15
WHAT: A male University
employee reported a couch
stolen, DPS reported. DPS has
no suspects, and investigation
is ongoing.
chain, was started here in Ann
Arbor. Still, Stucchi's is currently
expanding.
Although it has already opened
stores in the Michigan towns
of Livonia, Milford, Dexter and
Okemos as well as Wake Porest, NC.
and Boston, the chain still has plans
to expand further.
The battle between the stores
began in April of 2000, following
a high demand for a Ben & Jerry's
location to open in town. The origi-
nal owners of Ben & Jerry's felt
pressure to take the first location
that opened up along State Street
- which just happened to be next to
Stucchi's.
"It's my understanding that this
location opened up and (the original
owners of Ben & Jerry's) needed to
make a decision, take it or leave it."
Arthur said. "Ann Arbor real estate
was very hard In come by."
Though Ben & Jerry's has a big-
ger name than Stucchi's, both shops
have their regular patrons.
Arthur said that in his experience,
community loyalty has trumped the
power of franchise.
But he said he can understand
the Ann Arborites twho seem to
gravitate more toward the local
Stucchi's.
Phelps said it's common for visi-
tors to choose a more familiar par-
lor.
"A lot of people come from out of
town, orastates that have never heard
of Stucchi's," Phelps said.
But sometimes, Phelps said, peo-
ple take their time and weigh their
options. And because Stucchi's
offers more flavors, it sometimes
wins the battle.
The shop owners would not share
which one makes more money.
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'UT' employee
cited for fraud
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WHERE: East Medical Center
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WHEN: Monday at about 2:05
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LGBT name
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Film about
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