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The Melrose Trading Post is welcoming a new breed of vendor to its Sunday flea markets: out-of-business boutique owners offloading their leftover stock. Vendor manager Melissa Edwards tells the LA Times: "I kind of found it fascinating - these were businesses like a block away calling to liquidate their inventory." The article didn't name any names, but don't get too excited - we have a feeling Mulberry, who recently fled the neighborhood, is not participating. [LA Times]