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Why does furniture fall apart so easily?

by Kai Ryssdal and Richard Cunningham
Sep 27, 2023
Furniture used to last a lifetime. Now, not so much. But how did we get here?
"A great place to buy long-lasting furniture is a vintage furniture store, right? The proof is in the pudding that it's well made because it's lasting long enough for you to be able to purchase it right now," said Washington Post reporter Rachel Kurzius.
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How luxury consignment works at The RealReal

by Kai Ryssdal and Daisy Palacios
Oct 17, 2018
"People aren't going to stop buying Gucci, they're just not."
Julie Wainwright is CEO of luxury consignment company The RealReal.
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How luxury consignment works at The RealReal

by Kai Ryssdal and Daisy Palacios
Oct 17, 2018
"People aren't going to stop buying Gucci, they're just not," said Julie Wainwright, co-founder and CEO.
Julie Wainwright is CEO of luxury consignment company The RealReal.
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Iconic Cleveland toy store is closing after 27 years

by Kai Ryssdal
Feb 6, 2018
Operating a small business, especially in a niche industry, can go either really well or not. For a couple decades, business at Steve Presser’s vintage toy store in Cleveland was booming, despite the challenges. We checked in on him on several occasions to see what it was like to be a small business owner in America’s heartland. Now […]
The view from outside the Big Fun Toy Store in the suburb of Cleveland Heights, Ohio.
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Your favorite band T-shirt just got a lot pricier

by Peter Balonon-Rosen
Dec 22, 2017
Band T-shirts from the '90s are hot right now. Really hot.
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A show that sets the market for classic cars

by Audrey Dilling
Aug 17, 2015
The Concours d’Elegance, aka the Pebble Beach Car Show, runs for four days.
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Etsy CEO: Leading a country of commerce

by Kai Ryssdal
Apr 16, 2015
Chad Dickerson talks about heading up the internet's largest artisan marketplace.
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The music industry's cassette comeback

by John Sepulvado
Mar 13, 2015
Super fans are driving music purchases.
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Nasty Gal CEO Sophia Amoruso stopped dumpster diving

by Kai Ryssdal
May 6, 2014
“I thought I was destined to smash capitalism,” she says.
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