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By Reported Donna Loyle

Lessons Learned in the Trenches of Retail ... and Farming

This South Carolina native has a long history of picking products with the customer in mind. She first entered the business world in 1970 as the owner and operator of four Charleston, SC-based retail stores called, charmingly enough, Charlotte Harrell’s Shops. For 12 years she selected and sold high-end decorative accessories, antiques, gifts, art, gourmet cookware, kitchen items and more. By 1982, the rigors of a small, family-owned business had taken their toll, and Harrell sold the stores.