History
Rich's, founded by Jerry Rich, had employees who often stayed for long periods of time. Beverly Raymond was a Supervisor of Cashiers for almost 30 years in the Nashua store. Her manager, Lorne Swindell, managed in Nashua for over 20 years, after a short stint with JM Fields.
The chain went bankrupt on March 14, 1996. Nearly 2,000 workers at the company's 26 stores in Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont lost their jobs by late February 1997.
The Rich's Plaza in Gilford, NH was purchased by Walmart in 1997, becoming Walmart Plaza, with Walmart occupying the same store as Rich's. This became one of the smallest Walmart stores in the U.S. Other stores that occupied the Walmart Plaza (formerly Rich's Plaza) include Hannaford (formerly Shop N' Save), Fashion Bug, Payless Shoe Store, and Olympia Sports.
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