Shop Small: Local retailers pin hopes on holiday season
Volume
27
/ Issue 18
Cover Design Credit:
Scott SouthwickCover Photography Credit:
Mark Barrett
At the end of a challenging year for local specialty shops, Black Mountain independent retailers are hoping that revived sales this fall will continue during the holiday season and beyond. On the cover: Kathleen Madden, general manager of Sassafras on Sutton
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