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Retailers get creative to boost sales
Since 1940, the bread-and-butter for the Manchester Brothers in Longview has been big-ticket appliances.
Small cars are the BIG ticket
Out: Ford Explorer, Chevrolet Tahoe and the half-ton pickup.
Recreational equipment sales downshift
Sales of boats and some other recreational toys are down across the country, but local store owners question if the reason for the slump is related more to the weather and the overall economy than to the high price of fuel.
Demand for smaller, lighter RVs growing
Even with the price of fuel edging toward $5 a gallon, all is not doom and gloom for those who own recreational vehicles.
InBusiness Spotlight: Applying heart, passion and focus to business
Dale Novotny, executive director of Applied Industries, Inc., in Longview, isn’t shy about sharing the struggles the wood products company is going through in the current economy.
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