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The Scene – Lauded for its cut-rate prices, 1730 Outlet Company is the home accessories clearance center of the Trade Associate Group, an importer-exporter of fancy home furnishings. For nearly a decade, news of this Chicago clearinghouse spread mainly via word-of-mouth, which is understandable, as the store's entrance (on the southeast corner of a warehouse) remains obscured from the main road. But it's getting more attention as people are looking for less expensive ways to furnish with style. – – The Goods – Why shop at expensive home furnishing stores when there are…