Tim Wu: The life and death of the local hardware store

(James Estrin | The New York Times) Naum Feyjim speaks with a customer about the Chelsea Hardware store’s closing in New York in November 2019.

(James Estrin | The New York Times) Naum Feyjim speaks with a customer about the Chelsea Hardware store’s closing in New York in November 2019.

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