Children's Furniture Store Struggles To Survive

Courtesy NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Mon, 11/23/2009 - 11:01pm

Sales at That's My Room in Salt Lake City have slowed to less than $5,000 a month. Despite making cutbacks, the owners say, they haven't taken a paycheck since the store opened a year and a half ago — right when the recession hit.

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