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Retail making a comeback

Melodie

Retail businesses, which took a dramatic downturn between 2004 and 2005, are on the upswing in Spokane.

According to Marilou Lewis, an accounting clerk at the city’s Treasurer’s Office, the number of licensed retailers took a dramatic decline from 2004 to 2005.

So far this year, city records show an increase of about 30 businesses.

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