From the MTG: Unravelling the story behind lace
By the 1910s, there were only 70 lace-makers affiliated with the Winslow Lace Industry.
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Circular fashion: The rise of the secondhand market
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Small Business: Footwear firm's sustainable ambitions
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Can a shoe grow with a child? Kiwi entrepreneur designs expandable shoes for preschool children
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Time to cruise: After 60 years, a suburban favourite calls it quits
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Maggie Hewitt: NZ needs to remember what we've lost
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'If it ain't woke, don't fix it': Bonds' 'genderless' range - just why?
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2020's wild ride: Retail spending in the year of Covid
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Warehouse Group ready for acquisitions: CEO
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