One of the many things that makes Stew Leonard’s so innovative is that it only carries something like 800 items, compared to tens of thousands at the typical supermarket. They took the time to figure out which products were most relevant to their shoppers and got rid of everything else. As a result, their profits per square foot completely eclipse those of traditional supermarkets. "Elements of Relevance" in the Sept/Oct edition of the online magizine The Hub
It seems to me that church try to be relevant to more and more people by offering more and more choices? So here's my question, is that making us more relevant or just busier? Does it improve community or just flood us with community choices? If it is making things too busy, how do we go about limitting or cutting the overstock?