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$67.50: Autobiography of a Life in Retail
A story of one man's life as an entrpreneur, father and grandfather. The author opened his first 5&10 store at age 20 and took off from there to own many stores in New Jersey. After retirement, he moved to Portsmouth, New Hampshire and started two more businesses.
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176 pages
Published
2009
by Tugboat Alley
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The author and I were classmates in a memoir class. After completing the class, Bob wrote this very interesting memoir. Growing up in a working-class neighborhood in New Jersey, he went straight from high school into a retail position at a Woolworth's. After a stint in the Navy during the Korean War, he and his new bride began opening their own chain of 5&10 stores.
I enjoyed this look back at the 5&10 era. As a child, my friends and I haunted our local 5&10.
Bob's life has been one a ...more
I enjoyed this look back at the 5&10 era. As a child, my friends and I haunted our local 5&10.
Bob's life has been one a ...more
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