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What I Learned the Year We (Nearly) Skipped Christmas

Success

My suitcase was packed, my traveling clothes all laid out. Of course we were all looking forward to this vacation. My mom tried to help by encouraging me to like stuff that other girls my age liked: clothes, boy bands, teen magazines. I bucked her attempts to put me in stylish clothes and instead opted for baggy T-shirts.

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When the chairs took over the world and what it all meant

Workplace Insight

Of all the things we buy, with the exception of our clothes, furniture is the most intimate, the one item we spend most time in contact with. Of course, iconic chairs have been a staple of the workplace design scene for 100 years, certainly more so than desks.

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What happened to customer service at Sears?

Service Untitled

Of course, Home Depot, Best Buy, Walmart, and the Internet giant Amazon have all cut into the general store attitude of Sears, however there will always be shoppers who prefer brick and mortar establishments and enjoy the experience of the places our grandparents and parents loved to shop.