Day 11, Andy's Leather CO.

Hours Daily (4), Hours Total (50)... Today I spent some time going around and looking at stores that focus on using eather. This led me to a cowboy boot store called Tecovas. Originally the company started out making boots in Texas and has quickly expanded nation wide. They found a way to use several different types of leather, from cows, to gators. They are now the pinnacle of boots in America and went from being a little shop to the global market. I found there process of marketing and how they obtain customers interesting.

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