Is Advance the surviving five-and-dime?

I reveal my age by referring to Kresege as a five-and-dime store in this day of dollar stores where things cost more then $1.

Still, I found this comparison of Advance and AdvanceInternet (and its new AnnArbor.com) to Kresege and Kmart on/borrellassociates.com worth reading.

Perhaps it is because I know the day is coming when some will remember newspapers with the same fondness I reserve for Kresege with its aisles of simple choices - the eight colors of thread, not 15 shades of blue; a few boxed games for children, not an entire store of toys and socks galore as long as black or white will suffice.

Check out the blog post that compares the strategies of retail and media companies.