On Sundays, they cruised the neighborhood crafts store, spread out the glue and lace for homemade souvenirs in Mrs. Padillo's living room, and ate her home-cooked dinner afterward.
Michael Sorkin, the author and architect, is more measured; he provides grid illustrations of the chain stores spreading through the city, but admits that many are reviving the neighborhoods they have invaded.
First, there is the Secaucus Outlets, the umbrella name for about 45 outlet stores spread out over several miles.
The company first entered France in 1975 and was making a profit from stores spread across the country when it left.
At the peak of its popularity in the 1970s, Radio Shack (owned since 1963 by Tandy Corporation of Fort Worth, Texas) had over 7,000 neighbourhood stores spread across three continents.
The 19 stores, spread across 15 states, had combined revenue of $151 million in the 12 months ended Dec. 31, the company said.
It consists of 1,023 Best Buy stores spread across the U.S. and Puerto Rico.
He specializes in retail businesses with hundreds of stores spread throughout the country.
Aaron Rents (24, RNT) is one of the biggest of the breed, with 1,563 stores spread across 48 states.
At present, Apple has nearly 500 retail stores spread across around 20 countries, including three-dozen in China.
