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"Department stores are dying, dragging malls down with them to the grave. Big box goliaths collapse under their own weight. And those Main Street businesses that for decades large competitors have pounded into dust? They are doing quite well, thank you.
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The percentage of companies that make it to that magic fifth year rose to 48.7 percent, from 45.9 percent the previous year.[Moi ici: Recordar os 96%]
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The report also shows that the smallest companies are trending upward. Today businesses with between zero and four employees account for 53.1 percent of Main Street companies. That's a jump from 49.5 percent in 1996."[Moi ici: A tendência de Mongo]

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