Repair shops offer niche service in a disposable society (Lawrence Journal-World)

Bruce Barlow is one of a kind. Truly. BKB Leather, his North Lawrence shoe repair shop, used to have a handful of locally owned competitors around town. But now he’s the sole shoe repairman in the phone book. “I’m the only one in Lawrence who does this,� he says. “When there were a bunch of us, there used to be seven of us. Each of us have our own personality and had our own loyal following.� ...

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