Dollar General plans to close 96 of its namesake stores and 45 Popshelf stores, the company said Thursday as part of its Q4 earnings announcement. The retailer also plans to convert six Popshelf ...

Some residents of Strafford, Vt., are trying to preserve their general store by buying it and hiring an operator with a promise to keep it local. In many New England towns, the local general store is ...

Long before glowing storefronts, crowded shopping malls and overnight deliveries became the norm, everyday commerce in America moved at a much slower, more intimate pace. General stores found in ...