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Sep 2022
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Reinventing an Iconic Independent Bookst...

HBR Presents / Brian Kenny
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In 2020, Kwame Spearman made the career-shifting decision to leave a New York City-based consulting job to return to his hometown of Denver, Colorado, and take over an iconic independent bookstore, The Tattered Cover. Spearman saw an opportunity to reinvent the local business to build a sense of community after the pandemic. But he also had to find a way to ... Show More
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