Off the rack

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A sample sale consists of merchandise skimmed from a designer's manufacturing process, pre-production prototypes that are brought to market to show buyers, pieces with small defects, production overrun then sold at discounts. They are common in New York and Los Angeles, where many designer show rooms and manufacturers are located, genuine sample sales, despite a latest flurry of Knockoffs tend to escape Chicago.

Author: Prouty, Kate
Management dynamics, New York, Sales Management, Sales Promotion, Methods, Management, Fashion designers, Sales promotions, Company business management

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Street fighting men

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Dr. Michael Moran and Jonathan Fine are the two men who have succeeded in retaining the historic buildings across the city of Chicago. Both of them have earned a reputation for feisty, reckless tactics and furious persistence.

Author: Gibson, Lydialyle
Services information, Services, Protection and preservation, Chicago, Illinois, Historic buildings, Conservationists, Moran, Michael, Fine, Jonathan

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