Do you remember the dime stores of the '60s? Did you ever shop at
G.C. Murphy's, Woolworth's, or Newberry's? Discount department
stores became very popular in the '70s and dime stores began to
close. Stores like Kmart, Grant City, Murphy's Mart, Hills, and
Ames provided a great shopping experience for American families.
Most of those chains closed their doors in the '80s and '90s. The
glory days of department store shopping have faded away and we now
live in a big box world. I always loved shopping in downtown
Defiance, Ohio when I was growing up in the '60s. My favorite store
was G.C. Murphy's. The day I celebrated my 16th birthday, I applied
for a job at Murphy's. I was hired a few weeks later. After living
in North Dakota for four years as a young Air Force wife, I moved
back to Ohio. Retail was still in my blood. I always thought I
would go back to work at Murphy's someday. By this time, most of
the Murphy's stores had closed and new Murphy's Marts were built to
replace the smaller dime stores. We lived very close to Kmart in
Bryan. The store was just a short walk across the field near our
house. I applied for a job at Kmart and was soon hired, since I had
previous retail experience at Murphy's. I worked at Kmart for a
total of 17 years. Did you ever wonder what it was like to work in
one of these stores? How difficult was it to operate a manual cash
register before bar codes and scanners made the task much easier?
Read about Halloween costume contests, shoplifting stories, and
bluelight specials. Follow the adventures of six family members who
all worked at the same store. If you have ever worked in retail, or
dreamed of a career in retail, then this is the book for you
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