All posts tagged "retail"
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9.2K2Business and LaborThe Mainers Who Built the A&P Supermarket Empire
In 1859, George Gilman decided to change careers. At 33 he was an executive in his father’s tannery in New York City....
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36.2K1New England PlacesThe Oldest Bank in Each New England State
The oldest bank in a state isn’t necessarily the first one chartered. Banks have had their difficulties over the years and many...
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10.8KBusiness and LaborEbenezer Hancock – John’s Hapless Brother
Thomas Hancock had two nephews. John Hancock was the one with the outsized signature on the Declaration of Independence. Ebenezer Hancock was...
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20.0K4Business and LaborPasta la Vista – F.P. Ventrone Sparks the Providence Macaroni Riots
The summer of 1914 was a flashpoint for the Italian immigrant families in Providence, R.I. Squeezed on one side by an economic...
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34.2K82Business and LaborWhen Downtown Department Stores Spelled Christmas
Generations of New Englanders remember fondly the glorious downtown department stores at Christmas. Those great retail palaces brought magic to the holidays...
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71.8K18Business and LaborSix Historic Downtown Department Stores
In the time before Amazon, downtown department stores used to provide a special shopping experience. People dressed up when they went to...
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