But because they weren't well-known and supplied different products, even people familiar with the trades would likely not know both by their names. This is likely why the reports of their plans didn't refer to them by their names, instead calling it the cot-coat merger.
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But because they weren't well-known and supplied different products, even people familiar with the trades would likely not know both by their names. This is likely why the reports of their plans didn't refer to them by their names, instead calling it the cot-coat merger.
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