Nothing hit like a Thursday morning trip to Kmart. ☕️🥧

The smell of the popcorn at the front and a slice of pie in the cafeteria while Mom shopped the Blue Light Specials.

Who else remembers the red vinyl booths?

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Only 5 Sears stores remain in the U.S.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/business/sears-seritage-edward-lampert.html

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"Roses is ultimately interesting because of the lost perspective it offers on the idea of a 'deal.' What I mean is: While we have no shortage of stores where cheap products are available, we have few that offer goods that could reasonably be sold for much higher prices in a different context—that specialize, in a word, in *deals*."

A nice piece from The Bulwark about a part of our retail history that had largely disappeared.

https://www.thebulwark.com/a-forgotten-extinction-event-in-american-retail/

#RetailHistory #Roses #TheBulwark

Hello all, just a short intro. We're an award-winning local history group in York, focusing on our neighbourhood area to the south of the city centre -see map below.

Visit our website (see our profile) to find out more details about our activities over the last ten years, our WW1 project, 19c poverty research and books about shops and industries. Each year we also offer a programme of talks and events.
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