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A High Point, N.C., native, Pyle worked in Washington for several years for a lobbying/public relations firm, for U.S. Dept. of


Commerce-funded minority business development centers and Perot Systems Corp. She also worked on the Presidential campaign of Ross Perot. She returned to North Carolina, where she has been a freelance writer for regional and national publications. She is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a degree in business administration.

“We are excited to have Susan join our staff,” said Becky Boswell Smith, editor in chief. “She will continue the fine work done by Lisa Casinger to help retailers build their businesses by writing about retail issues, challenges and successes.”