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Lawrence, MA., April 20, 2012:  The local grass roots community group {quote}We are Lawrence{quote} set up a {quote}cash mob{quote} via social media at Bruckmann's True Value Hardware Store at 179 S. Broadway in Lawrence, MA. Residents are being encouraged to spend $20 or more to support local business.  Photograph by Evan McGlinn for The New York Times.

Lawrence, MA., April 20, 2012: The local grass roots community group "We are Lawrence" set up a "cash mob" via social media at Bruckmann's True Value Hardware Store at 179 S. Broadway in Lawrence, MA. Residents are being encouraged to spend $20 or more to support local business. Photograph by Evan McGlinn for The New York Times.