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How the Unsung Heroes of the American Economy Are Surviving and Thriving
Walker & Company
September 2009
On Sale: September 15, 2009
304 pages
ISBN: 0802716059
EAN: 9780802716057
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
A celebration of the history of small, independent retail
and the story of how mom & pop stores across the country
still thrive on attentive customer service and renewed
community support for local businesses. Business journalist Robert Spector grew up working in his
family’s butcher shop in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, where he
learned invaluable lessons about the independent retail
business—and about life. Mom & pop stores have always
brought people together, fostering a sense of neighborhood
identity and camaraderie, and are the glue that connects
people in big cities and small towns alike. Long fascinated by the “direct connection” people feel as
merchants and customers when they do business in
neighborhood shops, and responding to the growing “buy
local” movement across the country, Spector sets out to
discover the state, and the state of mind, of independent
retailing in America. From a specialty soda pop shop in Los
Angeles to a florist shop in Dayton, Ohio, from a bakery in
Chicago to a bookstore in Bellingham, Washington, mom & pop
store owners shared their stories with him, revealing the
spirit and tenacity of the small business owner, dealing
with frustration and defeat as well as triumph and success.
Spector also interweaves the history of independent
retailing. The Mom & Pop Store reflects the story of this
country, for it embraces and cross-references every ethnic
group and virtually every element of our society.
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