Shops’ dreams don’t pan out

By Stephen Smith and Benjamin Gedan

Globe Staff and Globe Correspondent / July 28, 2004

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Boston merchants who anticipated jingling cash registers with the arrival of the Democratic National Convention say the promise has been a bust as an exodus of locals, a boycott of Boston by commuters, and slower-than-expected convention trade have driven down sales at many businesses by more than 50 percent. (Full Article: 925 Words)