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ous. The next result is that there are 160,000 fewer stores now than were in existence ten years ago. The total has drop ped from 1,897,000 to 1,737,000.
Notwithstanding the competition from the big stores, however, some 700,000 Mom and Pop stores still flourish in the United States. Irrespective of the changes' in the store population, retail business in the local area has been on the increase. During the past year, retail sales in the county reached an estimated $2,305,000, about 3.2 percent better than in
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