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The San Francisco Planning Department is launching a study into the effect of formula retail chains on the city's economy. Chains with 11 or more locations are considered formula retail and banned in certain neighborhoods. The city will soon hire a firm to complete the study, which will cost $75,000 and take about three months. [SF Biz Times]