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Companies rush to clear stocks

By Daniel Pimlott, Economics Reporter

Published: February 28 2009 03:07 | Last updated: February 28 2009 03:07

Jim Cox needs to get rid of tens of thousands of cats’ bottoms.

In the middle of last year he ordered a vast number of knick-knacks, such as a cat-shaped pencil sharpener that miaows when a pencil is put in its behind and dishcloth-holders on a similar theme, to sell at Christmas.

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