Retirement leads to Louisiana store closing
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20120913/NEWS01/120913032/Iconic-Centenary-Hardware-close-its-doors-Saturday?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE%7Cs"><strong>The Shreveport Times reported</strong></a> that Centenary Hardware and Paint Co. is closing its doors.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Louisiana business was established in 1947. Co-owners Bill and Charlotte Gates explained to the newspaper that the store’s inventory, after it is sold to a relative in the business, will fund their retirement.</p>
The Shreveport Times reported that Centenary Hardware and Paint Co. is closing its doors.
The Louisiana business was established in 1947. Co-owners Bill and Charlotte Gates explained to the newspaper that the store’s inventory, after it is sold to a relative in the business, will fund their retirement.
Gates bought the business in 1978.
