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March 6, 2005

Phil Nini has seen the life pulse in and out of Harvard Square. From his 44-year perch at Nini’s Corner, the merchant watched the hubbub of small independent shops like his emerge in the ’60s; witnessed the extension of the MBTA Red Line northward from the square in the early 1980s; and cringed as big brand-name retailers plopped in and …

Janis Gebron spent six years managing the biggest event in Boston retailing — the semiannual Filene’s Basement bridal sale, where hundreds of women line up before dawn for first crack at discounted wedding dresses.