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        <title><![CDATA[Anna Peele - Freelance Contributor]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[CEO Sharon Price John has helped transform the plush toy retailer from late-’90s fad into retail juggernaut.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[How Bombas Built a Fancy Socks Empire With $500 Million in Sales]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[More than a decade after their Shark Tank appearance, the company’s co-founders have successfully pushed into T-shirts, slippers and undergarments.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Jonathan and Drew Scott turned reality TV into a business empire—and they’re concerned about what Trump’s tariffs will do to home construction.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[How Spindrift Broke Through the Cluttered Seltzer Craze]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The category has had dozens of players and exits, but founder Bill Creelman’s obsession with a fresher seltzer means he’s not letting go anytime soon.]]></description>
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