Daily brief · Nantucket, MA
Planning Board to weigh tighter chain-store rules
October 23, 2026
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Planning Board to take up tighter downtown chain-store rules
After a summer in which one popular retailer sidestepped the downtown chain-store ban by slightly changing its name and merchandise, and others operated as temporary pop-ups, local retailers and the Planning Board have agreed to consider tightening the island's formula-business rules.
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