The Mom & Pop Store

Sep 14, 2009

Politics and Prose Bookstore

Robert Spector talked about his book The Mom & Pop Store: How the Unsung Heroes of the American Economy Are Surviving and Thriving (Walker & Company; September 15, 2009). In his book business journalist Robert Spector presents the culture and mindset of independent entrepreneurs. He shows how community support of the local merchant is .. Read More
Robert Spector talked about his book The Mom & Pop Store: How the Unsung Heroes of the American Economy Are Surviving and Thriving (Walker & Company; September 15, 2009). In his book business journalist Robert Spector presents the culture and mindset of independent entrepreneurs. He shows how community support of the local merchant is sustaining the "Mom & Pop store" during the economic downturn. He talked about researching the book, read passages, and responded to questions from members of the audience. Robert Spector is the author of several books, including the Nordstrom Way; Amazon.com: Get Big Fast; and Category Killers.

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TIME SPEAKER TEXT
00:00:13 Unidentified Speaker BUSINESS JOURNALIST ROBERT SPECTOR TALKS ABOUT INDEPENDENCE ENTREPRENEURS. THE LUSTRATE TELL THE MOM...
00:00:39 Unidentified Speaker ROBERT SPECTOR, HE IS A PROMINENT AUTHOR WHO IS HEADING NUMBER OF PUBLICATIONS THAT ARE IN THE FIELD...
00:01:40 Unidentified Speaker ELLEN'S FATHER WAS A TV REPAIRMAN.
00:01:44 Unidentified Speaker OKAY. ROBERT CAN TELL US ABOUT THAT WHEN HE TALKS. HE STARTED TO WORK IN HIS FATHER'S BUTCHER SHOP...
00:03:25 Unidentified Speaker I SHOULD TELL YOU THE TERM MOM-AND-POP, LET'S BACK UP. I DO NOT MEAN IT LITERALLY MOM-AND-POP IN...
00:06:46 Unidentified Speaker THIS SMALL INDEPENDENT TRADER EMBODIES OUR MOST COMMERCIAL IDEA. FROM THE MARKET'S FROM BABYLON TO...
00:19:18 Unidentified Speaker IT IS INTERESTING DURING MY INTERVIEW WITH CARLA AND BARBARA YOU KNOW, THEY'RE NOT THE SAME PERSON....
00:27:39 Unidentified Speaker THEY DESERVE SUPPORT FROM THEIR LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION THAT IS WHERE MOST OF THE NEW JOBS...
00:30:09 Unidentified Speaker YOU CERTAINLY MADE US FEEL WARM AND FUZZY AND THOSE THAT COME TO POLITICS AND PROSE FEEL THAT WAY...
00:30:51 Unidentified Speaker THE WHOLE IDEA OF SMALL INDEPENDENT TRADERS HAS BEEN AROUND 5,000 YEARS AND HAVE SURVIVED EVERY RETELL...
00:32:42 Unidentified Speaker AS THEY FOLLOWED BY SCAN YOUR BOOK YOU TALK ABOUT QUEENS WHICH PROBABLY HAS MORE IMMIGRANTS IN LANGUAGES...
00:32:55 Unidentified Speaker ARE YOU FROM QUEENS?
00:32:57 Unidentified Speaker NO. SAYS THAT IS THAT THE LESSON FOR THE FUTURE? WE'LL BE RELY ON IMMIGRANTS WHO COME HERE WHO LIKE...
00:33:29 Unidentified Speaker IT IS PART OF THE FUTURE BECAUSE IMMIGRANTS HAVE ALWAYS OPEN TO STORES BROKE IF THEY CAN SPEAK ENGLISH...
00:34:33 Unidentified Speaker YOU HAVE RESONATED WITH ME ON MANY LEVELS. I GREW UP IN THE STORE OF MY FATHER BUT MY VERY BEST FRIEND...
00:34:57 Unidentified Speaker ON HIGH STREET.
00:34:59 Unidentified Speaker I THOUGHT YOU WOULD KNOW IT. IT IS A PRETTY TIGHT COMMUNITY. I AM ALSO READ BEING A BOOK BY RICHARD...
00:35:37 Unidentified Speaker I APPRECIATE THAT.
00:35:43 Unidentified Speaker DID YOUR FATHER RETIRED AS A BUTCHER?
00:35:45 Unidentified Speaker NO. HE RETIRED AS A BUTCHER I GRADUATED COLLEGE 1969 AND BY 1970 HE WAS OUT OF THE BUSINESS AND NEVER...
00:38:07 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU. MY FATHER WAS A BUTCHER. YOU MAKE A COUPLE OF APPLIED SADR IMPORTANT TO UNDERSCORE. ONE...
00:42:21 Unidentified Speaker ARE YOU SAYING AT GETTING BIGGER IS INHERENTLY BAD CRACKS I THINK OF THE BUSINESSES I HAVE ENJOYED...
00:43:37 Unidentified Speaker YES. NORDSTROM STARTED IN 1901 AS A LITTLE SHOE STORE AND AT SEATTLE AND PIZZA HUT WAS FACE 300 SQUARE...
00:44:18 Unidentified Speaker ONE MORE QUESTION.
00:44:20 Unidentified Speaker DO YOU LIKE WHAT YOU DO FOR A LIVING? [LAUGHTER]
00:44:25 Unidentified Speaker ABSOLUTELY. THING GIGUERE -- THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NOT ONLY DO I ENJOY IT BUT SOMEBODY IS PAYING ME....

NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

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