Shops in Punta Gorda see success with untraditional business plan

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New shops in Southwest Florida are attracting customers in a unique way.

Shops in Punta Gorda are going the untraditional route to get their businesses booming.

Watch the video above for the full story by WINK News Reporter Erika Jackson, who got a look at the unique business models that are working for them.

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