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Shauna Sloan dragged her husband Brent into an upscale children’s resale store in 1992. As an attorney and shopping center executive, Brent was surprised by the second-hand store’s chic clientele. Convinced that no operator had fully maximized the potential of the resale concept, the Sloans set out to create a children’s resale format, traveling cross-country [...]

Chattanooga, Tennessee-based Educational Outfitters was founded by Jamey and Brian Elrod in 1998 to make school uniform shopping more convenient for parents. The company sells tops, bottoms, jackets and accessories for public and private elementary, junior high and high school students.

Growing up in the jewelry business, Mark Goldstein realized the need for fast, quality jewelry and watch repair. He started Fast-Fix Jewelry Repairs in 1984 in a Pittsburgh mall. The store focused on quick service and performed most repairs immediately, so customers did not have to wait days for repairs to be completed. The store [...]