carpet store across from my office....opened it’s doors in 1936, the GOB sale is now in progress
Even the major chains are in trouble. In one of our neighborhoods, the Panera closed in the spring...now word has come that Barnes & Noble which was next door is closing the end of the year.
In my neighborhood, there was this family owned bakery...had been around for generations. A pretty decent employer too — it hired African-Americans long before most others did. Used to have about a dozen stores around the region and sold some of its baked goods in local supermarkets. Then last year, it was gone. I really miss the bakery.
Ah...but the recession is over, doncha know?