Most of my colleagues were the same age, give or take a couple of years. We all moved away from home, worked long and taxing hours, and honestly spent more time with each other than anybody else ...

An employee with the store said they did have to throw out some merchandise, and all the carpet had to be ripped out.

That's why this story about Service Merchandise spoke to me the second it came across my desk. I spoke with Ann Bridges, one of the company's former employees. Service Merchandise was a Fortune ...