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Grounds for Debate

Will Chicago or Seattle grow coffee spending faster this week?

Seattle built the modern coffee shop and Chicago drinks its way through winter. Two coffee cities, measured by what their own residents spend at the counter. The first city-versus-city market on the board.

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Odds at Close

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Chicago59%
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Seattle41%
Resolving in 32 Hours
Graduation Progress14%
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Odds at Close

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Chicago59%
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Seattle41%
Resolving in 32 Hours
Graduation Progress14%
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MARKET WINDOW

September 14 to 20, compared against the September 7 to 13 prior week.

DEFINITIONS & SCOPE

Coffee spending is total verified consumer dollars under coffee shop category codes by panel cardholders residing in each metropolitan area: the Chicago metropolitan area for Chicago and the Seattle metropolitan area for Seattle. Growth is the percentage change in each city's coffee spending versus the prior week.

RESOLUTION METHOD

The city with the higher week-over-week coffee spending growth rate wins. Resolution requires a minimum of 10,000 qualifying transactions per side. In the event of a tie, all positions are refunded in full.

DATA SOURCE

Powered by verified transaction data from American Spend's oracle. Anonymized, aggregated, and secured. Real, objective, verified proof of spend sourced from a representative sample of consumer spending.

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