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The mom & pop store : how the unsung heroes of the American economy are surviving and thriving Cover Image Book Book

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

Spector, Robert, 1947- (Author).

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780802716057
  • ISBN: 0802716059
  • Physical Description: 293 pages ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First U.S. edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Walker & Co., 2009.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
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.

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Subject: Couple-owned business enterprises > United States > History.
Small business > Social aspects > United States > History.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Potter-Tioga Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Green Free Library (Wellsboro).

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Green Free Library (Wellsboro) 381.27 SPE (Text) 91079276 GFWM Main Room Available -

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