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Birke’s Department Store in Lowell was a popular retail destination for 44 years despite its sometimes cranky attitude towards its customers.
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Shopping at Birke’s Department Store in Lowell was not for the...

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From the 1930s to the 1970s, several Boston department stores offered “charm schools” to teach young ladies etiquette.
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Gone are the days of Boston department store charm schools

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Now a global brand with over a thousand department stores, Marshalls began as a supermarket in Beverly. Photo/Wikimedia Commons
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Marshalls department store empire grew from a Beverly supermarket

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