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Shoe repair stores used to be a good way to make a living. Then, the pandemic sent corporate workers home.
![Shoe repair stores used to be a good way to make a living. Then, the pandemic sent corporate workers home. Shoe repair stores used to be a good way to make a living. Then, the pandemic sent corporate workers home.](https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/newscms/2020_52/3437637/201222-eddies-shoes-1-ew-505p.jpg)
Shoe repair stores used to be a good way to make a living. Then, the pandemic sent corporate workers home.
![Shoe repair stores used to be a good way to make a living. Then, the pandemic sent corporate workers home. Shoe repair stores used to be a good way to make a living. Then, the pandemic sent corporate workers home.](https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/newscms/2020_51/3436730/201218-anthonys-shoe-repair-ew-1046a.jpg)