All posts tagged "retailing"
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19.8KArts and LeisureAdrian, The Hatmaker’s Son Who Dressed America
Adrian is known as the man who designed the most famous shoes on the planet, but he also deserves credit for padding...
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35.1K82Business and LaborWhen Downtown Department Stores Spelled Christmas
Generations of New Englanders remember fondly the glorious downtown department stores at Christmas. Those great retail palaces brought magic to the holidays...
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22.6K10Business and LaborPortrait of a Connecticut Yankee Peddler
The Yankee peddler has worked the roads of America since colonial days. Images of these itinerant salesmen with their packs of goods...
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34.6K5Business and LaborL.L. Bean, Merchant of the Maine Woods
L. L. Bean liked to hunt and fish more than he liked to work, and his first attempt at running a clothing...
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10.1K4Business and LaborFour New England Shopping Malls – Landmarks of Changing Times
New England shopping malls not too long ago were monster-sized, congested and commonplace. But in the early days, they were not a...
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