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The 80-Year-Old Appliance Shop That Never Tried to Be the Cheapest
Ecommerce · Consumer · Marketplace

The 80-Year-Old Appliance Shop That Never Tried to Be the Cheapest

For three generations the Formisano family has sold refrigerators in the Hudson Valley on a stubborn premise: be the most helpful store, not the cheapest one. Here is how that bet held up over 80 years.

appliance-store · hudson-valleyRead →
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Nine Siblings, One Store, and 75 Years of Not Selling Out
Consumer · Ecommerce · Logistics

Nine Siblings, One Store, and 75 Years of Not Selling Out

A St. Paul bookkeeper bought the store he balanced the books for, plastered his family's name on it, and left it to all nine of his kids. Three generations later, they still won't sell.

home-appliances · appliance-retailRead →