Article: Pawn shops, Wal-Mart, and the shifting definition of who is "legitimate".(Letters)

Article: Middle class turns to pawn shops for ...
The Sunday Independent (South Africa);  February 1, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... for more than about $2 000. "I'll buy it back when I get my salary," says Murad Shakirov, a 38-year-old security guard who is pawning a gold ring for $35. "Prices are getting higher and I need money." - Los Angeles Times

Article: PAWN SHOPS OFFER IMMEDIATE CASH.(BUSINESS)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  January 17, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... the business don't see it that way. Pawn shops, they say, serve a vital role -- a ... downtown block. In Texas and Florida, some pawn shops are so large they look more like department ... New York. In this state, there are 86 pawn shops -- 22 upstate, the rest in New York ...

Article: Are pawn shops the new drug in Black communities?
Indianapolis Recorder;  July 22, 1995 ;     696 words ... ... Indianapolis Recorder 07-22-1995 Are pawn shops the new drug in Black communities ... seems more fitting for the Cash America Pawn shops than many of the new businesses in Indianapolis ... locally and statewide. Several of the pawn shops in the city are located within a one ...

Article: Brokering for business/ Springs pawn shops thrive ...
The Gazette;  November 24, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... attached. Frezza, who owns Acme Pawn Shops, said people will try to pawn just about anything. And most pawn shops will consider buying it if they can ... are always busy," Frezza said. Pawn shops serve a specific purpose. "We ...

Article: Village OKs 90-day ban on new pawn shops
Oak Leaves (Oak Park, IL);  April 8, 1998 ;     525 words ... ... murder of Marc W. Feldman of Niles. Both pawn shops are on Harlem Avenue and four pawn shops do business in Oak Park. From April 6 to July 5, new license applications for pawn shops and pawn brokers cannot be accepted at Oak ...

Article: Pawn shops now king ; A challenging economy ...
Portland Press Herald (Maine);  January 7, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... Press Herald (Maine) 01-07-2009 Pawn shops now king ; A challenging economy produces ... increasing number of Mainers turning to pawn shops like Jimi's to get cash in a difficult economic time, experts say. Overall, pawn shops are taking in an extra 30 percent to ...

Article: ECONOMY-MEXICO: EVEN THE WELL-TO-DO VISIT PAWN ...
Inter Press Service English News Wire;  January 7, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... all socioeconomic levels are turning to pawn shops -- once known here as the bank of the poor ... Montepío), the oldest chain of pawn shops in Mexico, and 250 other private pawn shops as the new year begins. The pawn shops ...