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Archive Home > 2008 > September > 22 > At thrift stores, supplies are thin as demand soars

At thrift stores, supplies are thin as demand soars

By Stephanie Rosenbloom / The Bulletin
September 22, 2008

NEW YORK — While America’s best-known retail chains are pulling out all the stops to lure shoppers and bolster their abysmal sales, their customers are defecting to an unlikely rival: the local thrift shop.

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