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Article: Long-shot odds give golf boutiques an incentive to specialize: homegrown gadgets, apparel being touted at National PGA trade show in Orlando.(SPECIAL REPORT: Small Business)
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- San Diego Business Journal
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- January 22, 2007
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Small companies clustered here in the epicenter of the golf industry are trekking to Florida this month to show off their sports-related gear--from hand-held tools that repair delicate putting greens to stylish clothes that are worn on and off the course.
The locals are convening at the country's largest golf merchandise show, the Professional Golfers' Association of America's annual merchandise event being held Jan. 25-27 in Orlando, Fla.
Far from the corporate boardrooms of venerable high-profile publicly traded companies such as Carlsbad's Callaway Golf Co., the boutiques are fighting to find niches that no one else fills. Even in the crowded field ...