Shoppers at the Econ World Trading restaurant equipment warehouse/distribution facility in Fremont, California, on Aug. 1.
Mandatory Credit:	David Paul Morris/Bloomberg/Getty Images via CNN Newsource

Shoppers at the Econ World Trading restaurant equipment warehouse/distribution facility in Fremont, California, on Aug. 1.
Mandatory Credit: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg/Getty Images via CNN Newsource

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