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...Brad, a telecommunications-company worker in Chicago, is 31, but his cravings have already forced him into bankruptcy -- twice. "I couldn't make my minimum payments on credit cards, and I went out and bought a new car," he notes. And when pinched for cash, "I would go to thrift stores because I had to buy something...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behavior: 365 Shopping Days till Christmas | 12/26/1988 | See Source »

Directly across the street from Kennedy Studios, Mary Carroll peruses the wares of the Salvation Army Thrift Center, a small-discount store where she buys most of her clothing. Mary, who has lived in Central Square for more than 40 years, laughs at the idea that her neighborhood is undergoing some sort of revitalization...

Author: By Arnold M. Zipper, | Title: Old Square Goes Yupscale | 11/1/1988 | See Source »

...short walk up from the thrift center, Morris Nagger paints a glowing picture of the future business potential of his family's newly expanded and renovated clothing store. The Nagger family spent over $100,000 to create Coquette, a trendy fashion boutique...

Author: By Arnold M. Zipper, | Title: Old Square Goes Yupscale | 11/1/1988 | See Source »

...city leaders work to attract upscale business to the commercial district by improving the Central Square landscape, they face the dilemmas that have plagued other revitalization projects in the past--rising rents and dislocation of lower and moderate income residents. In the meantime, with the Salvation Army Thrift Store and posh boutiques existing side by side, contrasts remain...

Author: By Arnold M. Zipper, | Title: Old Square Goes Yupscale | 11/1/1988 | See Source »

...Government files stock-fraud charges against Drexel Burnham. -- Gold among the thrift ruins. -- Turning patter into profits...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Magazine Contents Page: Sep.19, 1988 | 9/19/1988 | See Source »

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