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

[Richard Chonak]

Roger Kirk wrote:
> 
> Might as well include [...] Tweeter Etc., Bradlees,
> 

Throw in Tech Hi-Fi too.  If I remember rightly. Tweeter came and went 
bust, and came back; was this latest Tweeter chain the third time that 
name has been around?

Some department stores: J.M. Fields; Giant; Rich's; and, yes, I remember 
Mars, or rather, "Mars Bargainland".

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--RC