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Author Spector, Robert, 1947-

Title The mom & pop store : how the unsung heroes of the American economy are surviving and thriving / Robert Spector.

Imprint New York : Walker & Co., 2009.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe 3rd Floor Stacks  381.14 Sp31m 2009    ---  Available
Edition 1st U.S. ed.
Description 293 p. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Working-class hero -- Perth Amboy -- Zeyde (grandfather) : founder of our family business -- The rise of the merchant -- Working alongside mom & pop -- Independence -- Passion and persistence -- Reinvention -- There goes the neighborhood -- Connection -- Hard times -- If your neighbor has it to sell.
Summary Business journalist Spector celebrates the history of small, independent retail stores and how mom and pop businesses across the country still thrive on attentive customer service and community support.
Subject Couple-owned business enterprises -- United States -- History.
Small business -- Social aspects -- United States -- History.
Added Title Mom and pop store
ISBN 9780802716057
0802716059

 
    
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