Like hundreds of other Korean shopkeepers, he lost his store to fire.

Last month, Mr. Niazi lost his store and said he would file for bankruptcy.

"He notified his boss that he had lost his store, that it had just gone up in flames," she said.

"After five years," he said, "I stand to lose my store in just three months."

Schunck may not have lost its main store, but it did lose its main landmark.

When she lost her husband's store to his business partners in 1992, the society persuaded her to apply for public assistance.

Rhett would not be killed as Frank was killed; she wouldn't lose her store or his money.

You lose your store, your school, and you're about dead in the water for growth.

Shurlock Row itself has lost its general store, butcher shop and post office in the last 20 years.

Brandeis lost its major store and much of its public approval when the flagship store closed in 1980.