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PS: Not every store faces East, Randall Cracker Barrel pulled in $1.4 BILLION and then tried to fix what wasn’t broken.Here are 8 facts you never knew about America’s front porch, before a CEO almost paved it over chasing clout:1. Every store faces East, so the rising sun hits the front porch first. Symbol of warmth and welcome.2. Those fireplaces? Real wood-burning. Stocked by local suppliers.3. Those rocking chairs? Built by Hinkle Chair Co., with some hand-woven by inmates in Tennessee. You thought it was Amish? Nope.4. Every store holds over 1,000 vintage items. No replicas. All real. Handpicked antiques.5. The cornbread recipe? Hasn’t changed since 1969. Because Granny said don’t you dare touch it.6. Cracker Barrel buys more grits than any other restaurant in America.7. They own 100% of their buildings. No landlords. No leases.8. The country store? Pulls in over 20% of revenue. That’s more than most chains make total.And they nearly tossed it all away…To impress who, exactly? TikTok? Some bored investor from NYC?