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September 2009 | Vol. VIII - No. 9


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Resilience in the Recession

How Toy Stores are Adapting and Improving Their Businesses


Recessions call for creativity, do they not? Many of the specialty toy-store owners who have spoken with TDmonthly Magazine have shown they're up to the challenge — tweaking their systems and trying new things to keep their businesses more than just afloat in this economy. In TDmonthly's October issue, see what your fellow retailers have done differently this year, and why.

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Julie L. JonesWriter's Bio: Julie L. Jones has written articles for both newspapers and magazines. Before joining the staff of TDmonthly Magazine, she worked as a communications writer and provided editorial support for a market research company. Read more articles by this author


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