I stumbled over an article published today about how Starbucks can actually help mom-and-pop coffee shops by opening stores nearby.  However, in reading the article, it becomes quite clear that the author has never seen Monty Python and the Holy Grail:

But closures like this have been the exception, not the rule. In its predatory store placement strategy, Starbucks has been about as lethal a killer as a fluffy bunny rabbit.

Give the bunnies a chance!