. >> bruce bracker is one of the generational owners of bracker's. >> however the economy in mexico isoing that's how we're doing. >> physically you're in the u.s. but economically you're in mexico? >> over 90% of our customers are mexican nationals. >> with his store located just steps away from the border crossing, bracker's has thrived by offering american products to mexican nationals. >> you have found a clientele in mexico that have money to spend and want to cross the border and buy stuff they can't get there. >> we're a destination store. >> over the past several years, federal regulation and enforcement have all drastically reduced much of that traffic. >> in 2007 we had 7.5 million people crossing the border. 99% of that was happening downtown. last year the fiscal numbers, the number was under $3 million. >> most local customers have continued supporting the business, but overall sales have slumped. and bruce worries about the future for his large staff of loyal employees. >> it makes it really challenging to maintain those people and those salaries when your business is dec

. >> bruce becker is one of the third generation owners of brackers department store. >> however the economy of mexico is doing is how we're doing. >> what do you mean by that? physically you're in the u.s. and 90% are mexico. bracker's has tlooivd by finding american products you kind find on the other side. >> you have found a clientele of people in mexico who have money to spend, want to cross the border and buy stuff they can't get there. >> when they say we're a destination store, we're a destination store. >> but over the past several years. federal regulation has reduced much of that traffic. >> we had 77% crossing over the border. last year the number was under 3 million. >> while bracker's supporters have continued, overall the sales have slumped. >> it makes it really, really challenging to be able to maintain those people and those salaries when your business is decreasing. >> everybody used to come in from mexico, load up their little cars, trucks, take it across the border, and now that's no more. it's gone. it stopped. >> why? what changed? >> the free change. >> villa'

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