Somewhat OT: Times Co. threatens to shutter Boston Globe.

[Roger Kirk]

Mark Watson wrote:
> And to add to the list of fallen advertisers, how many remember Mars 
> Department Stores? They may have done some print ads, but they did a 
> lot of radio in areas they had stores. Their radio spots were done by 
> Jack Peterson, who currently does news at WNBH New Bedford. And 
> another department store chain from the Merrimack Valley area, 
> Stuarts. They did both radio & print advertising.
Might as well include "Eddie Campione & his perpetually going out of 
business" furniture stores, Plywood Ranch, First National Stores, 
Tweeter Etc., Bradlees,