Shop Pomeroy’s First by Michael J. Lisicky

Posted by on Sep 1, 2016 in | Comments Off on Shop Pomeroy’s First by Michael J. Lisicky Shop Pomeroy’s First by Michael J. Lisicky History Press, 160 pp, paper, $19.99 Entrepreneur George Pomeroy (1853-1925) and two partners opened their first department store in Reading, Berks County, in 1876, beginning a retailing enterprise that lasted more than 100 years. Pomeroy’s stores were not flashy, not exclusive, but always offered medium-priced goods for the average family. Until 1990...
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