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Crown American first announced Phillipsburg Mall in 1985. The original anchor stores chosen were Bradlees, Sears, and Hess’s, then a subsidiary of Crown American. As Bradlees was undergoing store closings at the time, Crown American instead chose to make that anchor space a Kmart. The series co-starred Patricia Harty as his wife Ellie Wilcox, who becomes the family’s breadwinner while Bob is in school. After initial delays, the series debuted on March 6, 1975. [Read More]

Later even family shops were nationalized. In the 1960 station administration reform Polička District became a part of Svitavy District and Polička ceased to be a district capital. In the second half of the 20th century new housing developments were built in the outskirts of the town. Together with an overhaul in production and manufacturing methods, these changes helped make the company more competitive, and since then the Group’s reputation and revenues have risen noticeably. [Read More]