Today, in scores of newspapers across the region, readers will find numerous shopping inserts. One of them is especially interesting, especially to those of us from the Berks, Lancaster and Lebanon counties area.

Today’s Boscov’s stores inserts celebrates the 100th Anniversary of Solomon Boscov’s arrival in the United States. The story of Boscov’s appears on the first three pages of the insert and includes photos of the retailer’s CEO, Albert Boscov. The store insert promises a continuation of the story on Wednesday.

Click on the graphic below to be redirected to the insert to read the fascinating story about a retail legend.

Folks in the Berks, Lancaster, Lebanon are quite familiar with the genius and inspiration of the man who heads up the Boscov’s brand, Albert Boscov.

Albert Boscov in his office at the Boscov’s East store in Reading. Photo by Craig Layne/witf

Read and learn more about this local retailing giant, philanthropist, benefactor, inspiration and innovator, at this WITF “Beyond the Bio: Albert Boscov” report.