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• Smart Money • Hot Commodities: Still in sticker shock over recent hikes on wool and cotton? Like it or not, there's sound reasoning behind the price increases.
• International Report: Turkey • Company Profile: Schacht Spindle Co, Boulder, Colorado • Celebrity Profile: Margaret Atwood
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Bob(bin) and Weave: Can yarn shops spin gold from the "other" yarn arts? By Leslie Petrovski
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All The Store's a Stage: Part 3 of Daryl Brower's three-part series on setting your store up right. |
Ad Vantage Points: Social media is free. When it comes to advertising and marketing your business online, how can you maximize what you pay—or don't pay—online? By Cheryl Krementz |
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