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Front Porch Republic
Tag: hardware
Economics & Empire
Jawboning: A Tale of Two Hardware Stores
Rufus F.
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November 2, 2009
Hamilton, Ontario. The other day I was standing in a cavernous mega-chain hardware store looking for gardening supplies. This was not an easy task...
