Retail Superstars: Inside the 25 Best Independent Stores in America

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How small, one-of-a-kind businesses can break through among giants Megachains like Wal-mart, Starbucks, Home Depot, and The Gap attract Americans to thousands of outlets by offering a large selection of goods and services. But this doesn't mean that [Read More]

Inside Toyland: Working, Shopping, and Social Inequality

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"I got my first job working in a toy store when I was 41 years old." So begins sociologist Christine Williams's description of her stint as a low-wage worker at two national toy store chains: one upscale shop and one big box outlet. In this provocati[Read More]