by Anita Miller

Unlike most industries, retail that fills an eclectic niche hasn’t changed that much over recent decades, although the habits of some Hays County shoppers have. There are still men who stair down the aisles before Christmas, wondering what to buy.

“The guys” used to flood the aisles of Paper Bear, the one-of-a-kind gift shop in downtown San Marcos, like clockwork on Christmas Eve, recalled the store’s owner Carol Peters. “Now, they come in about three ...