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A little girl describes what a day is like in her parents' Chinese store in Guatemala City.

The hip, hot Candystore Man dispenses a variety of treats, from ice cream and lollipops to jellybeans and jawbreakers.

Sixteen-year-old Jenna gets a job driving the elderly owner of a chain of successful shoe stores from Chicago to Texas to confront the son who is trying to force her to retire, and along the way Jenna hones her talents as a saleswoman and finds the strength to face her alcoholic father.

Ginger and Pickles, a yellow tomcat and a terrier, sell a bit of everything at their very convenient shop, but they are forced out of business when their customers fail to pay their tabs.

"A look at the origins, leaders, growth, and operations of Wal-Mart, the discount retailing company whose first store opened in 1962 and which today is one of the largest corporations in the world"--Provided by publisher.

Young Mustafa gets very bored in his father's shop in Morocco especially when his father tries to teach him new languages.

Thirteen-year-old Drew starts the summer of 1986 helping in her mother's cheese shop and dreaming about co-worker Nick, but when her widowed mother begins dating, Drew's father's book of lists, her pet rat, and Emmett--a boy who is on a quest of his own--help her cope.

George and Mary bring out items to sell at George's store at the beach, counting from one to ten as they set out the merchandise.

Due to the Great Recession, Clay Jannon is looking for work anywhere he can find it, and his luck and ability to climb a ladder as well as a monkey have landed him the night-shift at Mr.

Alice fills the summer before her junior year of high school with a job at the mall, hanging out with her friends, and wishing she had a bigger family.

Explains how the grocery business and the job of store clerks have changed over the years.

Explores the history of modern shopping culture and trends, discussing how retail stores have changed from the early 1800s to the present with online shopping and megastores.

Sam Waters is desperate to have a pet. But his parents say that first, Sam must prove he's responsible.

Simple text and photographs describes how people use math at the store.

Johanna, a German girl, learns on a trip to Israel that her family's successful clothing store was originally owned by a Jewish family and was acquired by her grandfather through the anti-Semitic laws of the Nazi regime.