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The Detroit News reports that “an upswing in upscale customers helps Southfield-based Dollar Castle increase its revenue while other businesses are trembling in the economic turbulence, according to Eddie Denha, CEO of the 24-store chain … His franchise owners and store managers report people in mink coats and Ralph Lauren wind breakers rolling carts through stores chock full of its top 10 purchased items, including paper towels, batteries, cleaning supplies and candles.”
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