Mostly because they just prefer to exploit a new area instead of compete.
This is especially true for franchised firms, where the investor would prefer low or no competition.
I have noticed that where is MacDonald's there is no Burger-King for example....
Shops cluster together for the convenience of shoppers.
Cluster refers to data whose values are close together according to some metric.
There is no specific collective noun for shops, in which case use a noun suitable for the context; for example a row of shops, a chain of shops, a block of shops, etc.
cluster means a group of numbers together.
The noun 'cluster' is a standardized collective noun for:a cluster of antelopesa cluster of beesa cluster of bombsa cluster of computersa cluster of diamondsa cluster of grapesa cluster of grasshoppersa cluster of knotsa cluster of porcupine fisha cluster of spidersa cluster of starsa cluster of things
a dash cluster, is the gauges and lights etc that are grouped together in front of the driver,
Cluster is found in some types of charts, where bars are clustered together. When you go to the chart wizard and look at the different styles of charts, you will see the ones that are clustered.
In computing, "to cluster" refers to the act of grouping together multiple computers or servers to work together as a single system. This can improve performance, scalability, and reliability by distributing the workload among the clustered units.
A bunch of notes played together that are close together and dissonant
You can make a cluster of icons by creating new folders that you download onto your computer. To reduce the cluster, you can group them together into one icon.
outside in the ground they cluster together
a cluster