In North Carolina, the end of the road for a diversified store

According to an article in the Shelby (N.C.) Star, G.T. McSwain Hardware is going out of business.

After 65 years in Boiling Springs, the hardware, furniture and appliances retailer is expected to close by the end of August. The newspaper cited poor sales as a major contributor to the closing.

The True Value dealer is owned by Neal McSwain and Betty McSwain, representing the third generation of McSwains in the family business.