The owners of the Carvel are friends and neighbors of ours. They never stood a chance. After working with TV to open the store (and it was a struggle), after 6 months, TV sold the entire shopping complex to a German company. The new landlords couldn't raise the rent because they had a lease, so instead they raised the price of their parking lot allotment, the air conditioning allotment (all the stores share an ac unit), etc. The prices just kept going up and up. Larry and Frankie kept their heads above water for a while with catering, but then that tapered off. Another experience where the owner was run off by the constant greed of the landlord.
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