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University Daily Kansan
Page 0048 from reel: NP 6849 (1996-11-01 to 1997-03-31)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/98030

Title: Downtown Merchants Fear Chains' Effects
Summary: Article examines how downtown Lawrence merchants are responding to competition from national chain stores, featuring interviews with local business owners and discussion of strategies to maintain downtown character while competing with larger retailers.
Category: local news
Subjects: small business; retail competition; local economy; downtown development
Named Entities: Fox, Whitney [reporter]; Combest, Mike [business owner]; Hastie, John [business owner]; Longhurst, David [business association president]; Dobski, Marilyn [business owner]; Domer, Dennis [urban planning chairman]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: [advertisements]
Advertisers include: NABI Biomedical Center; Sizzors Inc.
Category: advertisements
Confidence: 0.9

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