Three years later, he was operating five stores in the state.
At that time, he was working in a store operated by his family.
He was raised by his mother, who operated a small store to support her family.
He operated a general store and post office next to his house.
Today Love's operates 299 stores in more than 40 states.
He operated the post office and a general store out of this house.
At the turn of the century, it operated almost 200 stores.
His parents were farmers and also operated a small general store.
Many companies operate several stores within a block or two of one another.
Boys operates 54 stores and had sales last year of $547 million.
