Thursday, Apr. 16, 2009

The Boutique Owner

Jackie Brander, Fred Segal Fun, Santa Monica, Calif.

In 24 years, I've never seen anything like what's happening now. What I've noticed more than anything is that people are completely staying away. They're not even putting themselves in front of things to buy because they're just not buying, period.

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