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Making space

Making space

Randolph Record Staff ASHEBORO — Shoppers who prefer their retail fixes from local businesses don’t typically start at a mall. But a new store at Asheboro Mall is bringing local vendors to the big retail space with the goal of showcasing their creations and offerings through a unique brick-and-mortar experience. The Maker and Merchant is a multivendor marketplace that offers creators, makers and sellers the opportunity to have the scale of a large retail storefront without many of the burdens that can be a drain — both financially and operationally — for businesses with limited inventory, small production volume or…
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Asheboro Mall staple to close

Asheboro Mall staple to close

ASHEBORO – Dallas Brooks is proud of what her family has meant to Asheboro Mall. So as the lone oven is turned off this weekend at Cookie Jar, she senses a bit of sadness. Her treats through the years brought happiness. “I hope I will forever be known as the ‘Cookie Lady,’” Brooks said. Cookie Jar is set to close Sunday. That will end nearly 40 years in business for one of the mall’s original tenants. Brooks is the daughter of Cookie Jar founder Wesley Vestal, who opened the store in September 1982 at what was then called Randolph Mall.…
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