L iving ▁people ▁Category : Foot ball ers ▁from ▁Ley ton stone ▁Category : English ▁football ers ▁Category : Associ ation ▁football ▁for wards ▁Category : L ey ton ▁Orient ▁F . C . ▁players ▁Category : English ▁Football ▁League ▁players <0x0A> </s> ▁Ben ▁Franklin ▁is ▁a ▁chain ▁of ▁five ▁and ▁d ime ▁and ▁arts ▁and ▁craft s ▁stores ▁found ▁primarily ▁in ▁small ▁towns ▁throughout ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁currently ▁owned ▁by ▁Prom ot ions ▁Un limited ▁of ▁Mount ▁Ple asant , ▁Wisconsin . ▁ ▁They ▁are ▁organized ▁using ▁a ▁franch ise ▁system , ▁with ▁individual ▁stores ▁owned ▁by ▁independent ▁propriet ors . ▁It ▁was ▁perhaps ▁the ▁first ▁ret ail ▁franch ise , ▁starting ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 . ▁They ▁are ▁named ▁after ▁Benjamin ▁Franklin ▁ ▁, ▁taking ▁a ▁c ue ▁in ▁their ▁mer ch and ise ▁offer ings ▁from ▁Franklin ' s ▁saying , ▁" A ▁pen ny ▁saved ▁is ▁a ▁pen ny ▁earned ." ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Orig ins ▁The ▁chain ▁origin ated ▁in ▁Boston ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 7 ▁as ▁Butler ▁Brothers , ▁a ▁mail - order ▁wh oles aler ▁s elling ▁general ▁and ▁variety - store ▁items . ▁At ▁the ▁turn ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁Butler ▁Brothers ▁had ▁over ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁customers ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁As ▁variety ▁stores ▁were ▁pen etr ating ▁their ▁market , ▁the ▁company ▁founded ▁the ▁Ben ▁Franklin ▁chain ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁which ▁was ▁sold ▁in ▁