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- 1 2 Robert Reiss, Mitchells ... Built and Growing on Hugs Forbes, January 3, 2011
- ↑ "26 Most Fascinating Entrepreneurs: Jack Mitchell". Inc.com. 2005. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
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- 1 2 About Us mitchellstores.com
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