Shopping and Retail – Page 120

Stew Leonard Sr. Dies at 93; Founded ‘Disneyland of Dairy Stores’

A former milkman, he combined attentive customer service, low prices, quality goods and gimmicks, like singing cows, into a retailing phenomenon.

By Sam Roberts

The retailer is closing its stores, leaving many longtime customers scrambling to make sure they get their goods — at a discount.

The company said it would seek to sell all or some of its business while its stores remain open.

By Jordyn Holman and Lauren Hirsch

The once-scrappy brand moves its Los Angeles store to the famed Tower Records building, but is bigger actually better?

By Max Berlinger