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Consumers Getting Clothes Mended Instead Of Junking Them

Consumers Getting Clothes Mended Instead Of Junking Them

By Ben Popken June 22, 2011

Now that the economic downturn has well set in and there’s no booming recovery around the corner, it’s a good moment to take stock of the little things that have changed. Ed, a dry cleaner in Brooklyn, says, “I’m seeing a lot more repairs, a lot more patches.” [More]

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