It grew out of Jerry's Army Navy Surplus in Salem, Massachusetts.

The Rich family once operated 29 discount merchandise stores in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Massachusetts.

[6] Due to retail consolidation and pressure from Walmart, the chain went bankrupt on March 14, 1996.

[8] Although the business was initially optimistic about its ability to emerge from bankruptcy,[9] the store shuttered all its locations in December 1996.

[1] Nearly 2,000 workers at the company's 28 stores in Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont lost their jobs by February 1997.