Klang Valley (The Star/ANN) - Coffee shop chains have sprung up all over the Klang Valley region. Complete with air-conditioning and wireless broadband facility, they manage to attract a great number of patrons who see them as the ideal venues for gatherings and meals. On the contrary, the traditional coffee shops in which many used to hang out when growing up are being gradually forgotten.
Everyone knows that the tables, chairs, fans or equipment used to make tea and coffee in many traditional coffee shops are probably older than half a century. The shops are also carrying memories for many people from the older generation. However, the mushrooming of coffee chains has posed a problem to traditional coffee shop operators, as the latter risk losing their customers. Therefore, the operators of traditional coffee shops become self-reliant and implement transformation programmes in order to counter the "threat" by coffee franchises.
Perhaps, coffee chains are able to suit the taste buds of some modern day people and give them the indulgence they like. For others, however, traditional coffee shops tend to relive memories and cannot be easily replaced as they always have a special place in their hearts.
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