Rich's Department Stores

Rich's Department Stores
For the department store chain of Atlanta, see Rich's.
Rich's Department Stores
Former type Discount Department Store
Industry Retail
Fate Bankruptcy
Founded 1962
Defunct 1997
Headquarters Salem, Massachusetts
Products Clothing, footwear, bedding, furniture, jewelry, beauty products, electronics and housewares.
Website None

Rich's, a former family-owned business established in 1962, grew out of Jerry's Army Navy Surplus in Salem, Massachusetts, USA. The Rich family once operated 29 stores in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and Massachusetts, which offered discounted merchandise.

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History

Rich's, founded by Jerry Rich, had employees who often stayed for long periods of time. Beverly Raymond was a Supervisor of Cashiers for almost 30 years in the Nashua store. Her manager, Lorne Swindell, managed in Nashua for over 20 years, after a short stint with JM Fields.

The chain went bankrupt on March 14, 1996.[1] Nearly 2,000 workers at the company's 26 stores in Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont lost their jobs by late February 1997.

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Notes

  1. ^ "Department chain closing all 20 stores". Bangor Daily News. 1996-12-20. http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=3yMDF_cvnR8C&dat=19961220&printsec=frontpage&hl=en. Retrieved 2011-11-05. 

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