We've become used to a world where what we buy is determined by what products are stocked by a handful of chain stores, but there are signs that may be changing. The future could be one of thriving cottage industries and skilled artisans lovingly producing custom-made wares.
When Elizabeth Street in New York emerged as a hipster shopping mecca a few years ago, it seemed likely to follow a certain pattern.
It was once de rigueur for a business with aspirations to coolness to dispatch an army of teenaged cool hunters to discover the next big thing. Sadly, once the in thing was found, it was often alre...
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