Urban Outfitters removes Highland Coffee's signage.

Check out the Highland Coffee FB page here: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Highland-Coffee-Company/104138822715

The picture of their sign being removed is accompanied by the following text: "Our sign is gone but fear not! Highland Coffee is alive and well! Apparently our new neighbors felt that their name across the front & two sides of the building was not enough for them so they could not share the plaza signage with us."

I remember reading in this post: http://www.reddit.com/r/Louisville/comments/v4c9x/urban_outfitters/ "we love Louisville (our whole staff will be local!) and it is really important to us to keep everything very local and supportive!"

I personally don't find these actions to be local, loving, or indicative of any kind of support. Especially since the name of UO is painted in huge letters across the two visible sides of the building.

Weather or not you like HCC, they are a vibrant local business that does not deserve to be blighted out by a corporate bully. As much as Louisville and r/Louisville (myself included) cries out "buy local" this makes me particularly sick.

Posted Jun 24, 2012, 1:31 AM UTC

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