Defunct 1997 Founded 1962 | Fate Bankruptcy Website None Ceased operations 1997 | |
Products Clothing, footwear, bedding, furniture, jewelry, beauty products, electronics and housewares. Headquarters Salem, Massachusetts, United States | ||
Rich's was a family-owned business that was 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.
History
The chain went bankrupt on March 14, 1996. Nearly 2,000 workers at the company's 26 stores in Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont lost their jobs by February 1997.
References
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