Hammer Blows to Hardware Stores Mom-and-Pop Era Ends
Los Angeles Daily News › May 20, 2010
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The economy may be recovering from the recession, but not in time to save Kwang Lew's hardware store, which has been a fixture in Pacoima for 60 years.
With sales in decline from the long downturn and stiff competition from a big-box retailer that recently opened nearby, Lew plans to close Merkow Hardware and Paint next month.See the full content of this document
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Hammer Blows to Hardware Stores Mom-and-Pop Era Ends
"I feel sad because I worked at this to make a living to support my family," said Lew, a 62-year-old native of South Korea who bought the storefront shop fr...
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