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Boutiques

For this Michigan business owner, wage hikes are tied to price hikes

by Sean McHenry
Oct 16, 2023
Annie Lang Hartman, owner of Wild Lettie, is planning ahead. And one of her biggest concerns is payroll.
"We're kind of settling into fall, which is a little bit quieter for us," said Annie Lang Hartman of Wild Lettie. Above, the interior of one of her shops.
Courtesy Lang Hartman
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Why are boutiques and coffee shops selling the same olive oil and tinned fish?

by Kai Ryssdal and Andie Corban
Feb 2, 2023
Those pantry brands aren't as small as consumers think, says writer Emily Sundberg. Wholesaler Faire is "the Oz behind the curtain."
If you've noticed boutiques or coffee shops offering a selection of artisanal pantry basics, there's a chance they're all being purchased from the same wholesale marketplace.
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Shelf Life

Running an online retail business in rural America

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Mar 11, 2019
Jessi Roberts knows how it's done.
Online retailer Cheekys offers a monthly subscription service called "Chicks Fix" to their online customers.
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Codebreaker

Google throws something called Boutiques.com at the wall, waits to see if it sticks

by John Moe
Nov 17, 2010
It's like this: Google makes an unimaginable pile of cash off of ad revenues, text ads primarily. And they have a ton of smart people working there...
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