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|content= The Retail Trade sector comprises establishments engaged in retailing merchandise, generally without transformation, and rendering services incidental to the sale of merchandise.
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The Retail Trade sector includes establishments that sell consumer goods, from groceries to books to hardware to gasoline to... the list goes on!
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One popular destination store in southeastern Wayne County is [[Lehman’s]], located in Kidron. The store was family owned and operated from 1955 until 2021, stocking stoves and hardware first for the local Amish community, expanding into a variety of other household goods.
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Long-time retail businesses in downtown Wooster include [[Freedlander’s]], [[Gift Corner|The Gift Corner]], and the [[Beulah Bechtel Dress Shop]].
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[[Frederick's Pottery]] was built in 1910 in Fredericksburg, selling products for everyday use (such as bean pots and crocks). The pottery business was sold to Wooster China Co. in 1913 or 1914.
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In the 1870s, Creston, Ohio resident Jacob T. Miller started a tinning and repair shop. By 1881, he had expanded his company to become a hardware store known as the [[Miller Brothers]]. By 1902, A. S. Tuttle had joined the venture and the company changed its name to [[Miller Brothers & Tuttle Hardware]].