Robert Spector: "The Mom & Pop Store" (Walker & Company)

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Robert Spector: "The Mom & Pop Store" (Walker & Company)

They are as American as baseball and apple pie. But today, big-box retailers and an uncertain economic climate threaten their existence. A business journalist explains why local mom-and-pop stores are the unsung heroes of the U.S. economy.

They are as American as baseball and apple pie. But today, big-box retailers and an uncertain economic climate threaten their existence. A business journalist explains why local mom-and-pop stores are the unsung heroes of the U.S. economy.

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Robert Spector

Author of "The Nordstrom Way," "Amazon.com," and "Category Killers."

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