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List of defunct department stores of the United States

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Ames Department Stores Inc.
Company typePublic (historically)
IndustryRetail (Department Stores)
FateCeased operations (implied)
Headquarters
Rocky Hill
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United States
Area served
United States (regional)

Discount outlets

Several of these retailers ceased operations as a result of evolving consumer habits and/or substantial liabilities stemming from mergers and acquisitions.

National and regional chains

Alabama

  • Gayfer's (Mobile)
  • Loveman's of Alabama (Birmingham)
  • Mazer Discount Superstore (Birmingham), established in 1932 and ceased operations in 2011
  • Parisian (Birmingham), acquired by Belk in 2006 and rebranded in 2007; five locations later sold to The Bon-Ton and converted into Carson Pirie Scott stores
  • Pizitz (Birmingham), a chain of 13 stores, sold to McRae's in 1987 and renamed the same year
  • Rogers Department Store (Florence), became a Dunlap's division and closed in 2007 following a sale by the Rogers family

Alaska

  • Northern Commercial (Anchorage, Fairbanks, Kenai), also known as Alaska Commercial Company

Arizona

  • Babbit's (Flagstaff)
  • Broadway Southwest (Mesa)
  • Diamond's with locations in Phoenix, Tucson, Albuquerque, Denver, and Las Vegas; part of Dayton Hudson
  • Goldwater's (Phoenix)
  • Goldwyn's (Tucson)
  • Levy's (Tucson)
  • Myerson's White House (Tucson)
  • Sacanni's (Tucson)
  • Yellow Front Stores

Arkansas

  • MM Cohn (Little Rock), still operating as of 2007

California

  • The Akron (Los Angeles), a Southern California chain known for imported and unique merchandise with stores from San Francisco to San Diego; closed in 1985
  • Blackstone's Department Store
  • Blum's (San Jose), founded in 1907 and shuttered shortly after the founder’s death in 1940
  • The Bon Marché (Los Angeles), operated by Le Sage Brothers Co., opened in 1907 but closed within one year
  • Boston Stores (California), headquartered initially in Inglewood and later Carson; liquidated in 1989
  • The Broadway (Los Angeles), eventually transformed into Macy’s
  • Brock's (Bakersfield), founded in 1924 and sold to Gottschalks in 1987
  • Breuner's
  • Buffums
  • Bullock's (Los Angeles), converted into Macy’s stores
  • Bullocks Wilshire (Los Angeles), now houses Southwestern University School of Law
  • Butler Brothers (California)
  • Carithers's (Petaluma), ceased operations in 1986
  • H.C. Capwell Co. (Oakland), merged with Emporium in 1929 creating Emporium Capwell Co.; acquired by Broadway-Hale Stores in 1970 with the name retained until 1979
  • City of Paris Dry Goods Co. (San Francisco) later became City of Paris by Liberty House; most of the building was demolished except for the rotunda, now part of Neiman Marcus
  • City of Paris (Los Angeles), unrelated to the San Francisco store; operated from the 1850s to 1897
  • Coulter's
  • Crowley's (Vallejo)
  • Daly's (Eureka), operated for a century before closing all four Northern California locations in 1995
  • Desmond's, established in 1862, a major Southland chain that closed during the 1970s
  • Disco Department Stores, a discount chain based in San Rafael serving Northern California and Nevada; originated as Marin Associated Consumers in 1956, later renamed MAC Disco Mart then Disco Discount Department Stores; acquired by Daylin in 1966; expanded beyond California during the late 1960s; closed by 1975 due to parent company financial difficulties
  • B. H. Dyas
  • Eastern-Columbia Department Store and affiliated brands operated across San Francisco and Los Angeles through the 1950s
  • Membership-based retailers such as Fedco and FedMart operated outside Fair Trade pricing regulations
  • Fedway, a Los Angeles division of Federated Department Stores, launched its first Texas store in 1952 and opened a California location in Westwood in 1953; all outlets were either closed or sold by 1968
  • Fifth Street Store: Part of Walker’s chain with branches throughout Los Angeles area including Long Beach and San Diego; main Los Angeles store founded in 1905; Long Beach locations sold and rebranded by 1960; San Diego branch separated early 1950s and shuttered by mid-1980s
  • Frink’s (Pasadena), established early twentieth century by Jose Frink; closed mid-century
  • Gemco
  • Globe Department Store located on South Broadway, Los Angeles during the 1920s–30s
  • Gottschalks filed for bankruptcy in March 2009, closing all stores; some sites were replaced by Macy’s and Forever 21; plans for reopening were unsuccessful
  • GET (Government Employees Together) was a discount membership chain at Lakeshore Plaza, San Francisco serving government employees from the 1950s until it merged into Lucky’s Gemco during the late 1960s
  • Grodin’s, a men’s and women’s specialty store chain based in the San Francisco Bay Area with 36 locations; ceased operations in January 1987
  • Gump’s (San Francisco), closed its doors in 2018
  • Haggarty’s operated junior department stores specializing in apparel across Los Angeles from 1906 until closing around 1970
  • Hale’s (Hale Brothers), a Sacramento and San Francisco-based chain merged with Broadway in 1970 forming Broadway-Hale holding company while retaining original store names; later absorbed into Emporium under Carter Hawley & Hale
  • A. Hamburger & Sons (Los Angeles), established in 1881; acquired by May Co. in 1923 and renamed May Company California
  • Harris Company based out of San Bernardino was absorbed by Gottschalks
  • Harris & Frank
  • Hart’s Department Store located in San Jose
  • Henshey’s, an apparel chain based in Santa Monica since 1925, ultimately closed permanently in 1992
  • Hilson’s with three locations including Martinez closed by 2001
  • Hink’s located in Berkeley also known as J.F. Hink & Son, ceased operations in 1985
  • Hinshaw’s with stores in Arcadia and Whittier both closed by 1992
  • Kahn’s founded by Israel Kahn in Oakland circa1879; purchased by B. F. Schlesinger & Sons in1925 which evolved into Western Department Stores; rebranded as Rhodes starting1960
  • S. Lazard & Co.
  • Levee’s based out of Vallejo closed during the early1980s
  • Liberty House was eventually converted into Macy’s
  • H. Liebes located in San Francisco liquidated when parent company Beck Industries filed for bankruptcy1970
  • I. Magnin stores based out of San Francisco were converted to Macy’s
  • Joseph Magnin Co., ceased operations by1984
  • Marston’s of San Diego with three branches was purchased by The Broadway during the1960s
  • Mattei Bros. from Petaluma closed their doors permanently1995
  • May Company California merged with Robinsons forming Robinsons-May before becoming Macy’s
  • Mervyn’s operated stores across the western US before declaring bankruptcy December2008
  • Nahas junior department stores primarily within LA County absorbed smaller chains such as Rathbun’s North Hollywood and Trenwiths Santa Barbara
  • F. C. Nash & Co., Nash’s Pasadena had five downtown stores mid-20th century; main store destroyed by fire1976; branches struggled against mall competition leading to earlier closures
  • National Stores located out of Los Angeles
  • O'Connor, Moffat & Co., acquired by Macy’s1945 and renamed Macy’s1947
  • Phelps-Terkel junior apparel department store established1923 survived until1992
  • Pic 'N' Save transitioned to MacFrugal's then Big Lots
  • Prager’s based out of San Francisco closed1921 after25 years of operation
  • Rankin’s operated Downtown Santa Ana and Orangefair Center Fullerton locations
  • Ransohoff’s located both San Francisco and Sacramento founded1902 by Leopold Ransohoff; notable historic presence including appearance in Alfred Hitchcock film Vertigo
  • Rhodes Brothers locations within Sacramento and Central Valley became Liberty House
  • Robert’s headquartered Long Beach expanded to nine stores before closing during the1990s
* J.W. Robinson based out of Los Angeles was converted to Robinsons then merged with May Company becoming Robinsons-May followed later by Macy’s    
* Rosenberg's Department Store located on Third Street Santa Rosa closed1998 now occupied by Barnes & Noble    
* Sage's Complete Shopping introduced an early "super market" concept at Baseline & E Street San Bernardino with additional Riverside area outlets operating1937–1973    
* Silverwoods    
* Swelldom junior apparel department stores served Los Angeles area from1906 through the1970s    
* Two Guys    
* Unimart locations across Los Angeles and San Diego transformed sequentially into Two Guys then Gemco followed by FedMart under Food Giant Markets Inc ownership until merging with Vornado Realty Trust1967    
* Ville de Paris Los Angeles operated from1893 through1919    
* Walker’s original Fifth Street Los Angeles store led to Walker-Scott branch establishment in San Diego founded1935 which ceased operations mid-1980s    
* Webb’s    
* Weinstein’s at1041 Market Street San Francisco founded by Isidor Weinstein declared bankruptcy1968    
* Weinstock’s Sacramento started1874 as One-Price Store founded by David Lubin and Harris Weinstein acquired by Hale Bros1949 eventually Federated1995 rebranded Macy’s    
* White Front    
* The White House located San Francisco closed1965    
* Whole Earth Access Berkeley last stores shuttered1998    
* Wineman's headquartered Ventura/Oxnard/Huntington Park    
* Zody's Los Angeles declared bankruptcy1986 with locations sold to Ralphs Grocery Stores

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

District of Columbia

Florida

Puerto Rico

Georgia

  • Chamberlin-Johnson-DuBose (Based in Atlanta)
  • Davison's (Atlanta-based, under Macy's ownership since 1925; rebranded as Macy's in 1986)
  • J.B. White (Located in Augusta; brand retired and stores converted to Dillard's in 1998)
  • J. M. High Company (Atlanta)
  • Kessler's (Operated in Atlanta and other Georgia cities; low-tier chain closed its doors in 1995)
  • Parisian, acquired by Belk in 2007
  • Rich's (Atlanta), eventually merged into Macy's
  • Uptons (Atlanta-based regional chain comparable to Kohl's, liquidated in 1999)

Hawaii

Idaho

  • Block's Department Store (Headquartered in Pocatello with locations in Idaho and Utah; liquidated by 1986; unrelated to Indianapolis' William H. Block Co.)
  • Idaho Department Store (Caldwell-based chain operating 25 stores; acquired by P.N. Hirsch division of Interco in 1966; remained active until mid-1980s before disappearing from records)
  • King's Variety Store

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

  • Beall-Ladymon (Shreveport), purchased from Horace Ladymon by Stage Stores, Inc. in 1994; stores were soon converted to Stage branding.
  • D. H. Holmes (New Orleans), acquired by Dillard's in 1989
  • Krauss, operated from 1903 until 1997
  • Maison Blanche (New Orleans), last managed under that name by Mercantile Stores Co.; remaining outlets became Dillard’s stores in 1998.
  • The Palace (Monroe)
  • Palais Royal (Shreveport), bought by Wellan’s of Alexandria in 1985; later rebranded and eventually closed. Stage revived the name after acquiring Wellan’s.
  • Selber Bros. (Shreveport), founded in 1907, purchased and converted to Dillard’s in 1988

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

  • AJ Wright (Framingham), divested by TJX Companies in 2010
  • Almy's, ceased operations in 1985
  • Ames (Southbridge), closed in 2002
  • Ann & Hope locations included Seekonk, North Dartmouth, Danvers, Watertown; shut down in 2001
  • Arlan's Department Store with stores in New Bedford and Fall River
  • The Bon Marché (Lowell), eventually merged into Jordan Marsh
  • Bradlees operated in Boston and Somerset
  • Building 19 had outlets in Swansea and New Bedford
  • Denholm & McKay of Worcester, maintained two branches
  • Filene's headquartered in Boston, transitioned to Macy's in 2006
  • Filene's Basement, separated from Filene's in 1988, closed its doors in 2011
  • Forbes & Wallace, located in Springfield
  • Gilchrist's operated out of Boston
  • W. T. Grant, filed for bankruptcy in 1976 with stores in Fall River and Somerset
  • J.M. Fields stores found in Fall River and Chelmsford
  • Jordan Marsh, based in Boston, converted to Macy’s in 1991 following bankruptcy
  • Kennedy's of New England, a Boston men's apparel chain; closed by 1980
  • King's Department Stores Inc. located in Brockton
  • Lechmere, originally Lechmere Sales from Cambridge; shut down in 1997; also had a Seekonk outlet
  • Mammoth Mart flagship store located in Framingham
  • Raymond’s Department Stores with locations including Boston and Dedham
  • Rich's, present in Salem, Greenfield, among others; closed by 1997
  • Spag’s operated from 1936 until 2004 in Shrewsbury; later acquired by Building 19
  • R. H. Stearns and Company, based out of Boston
  • Service Merchandise retail chain presence
  • Stuart's Department Store located in Lowell
  • Zayre stores found across Framingham and Fall River areas
  • Wilson’s Department Store based in Greenfield

Michigan

  • A. B. Taylor located in Saugatuck
  • Ames Department Store at Menominee
  • Arbaugh's of Lansing, also known as Cameron & Arbaugh
  • Arlan’s Department Store founded in Detroit during 1945; expanded through the 1960s; declared bankruptcy by 1973
  • B. Altman and Company at Meridian Mall, Lansing location
  • Barie Dry Goods store operations
  • Barthwell Drugs of Detroit established by Sidney Barthwell in 1933; grew to become the largest black-owned drugstore chain nationwide with nine outlets plus three ice-cream parlors; founded an endowed scholarship at Wayne State University College of Pharmacy
  • Beauregard’s Department Store situated in Milan
  • Billings Five and Dime Store located at Bay City
  • B. Siegel operated eight stores at its peak within Detroit area; closed by 1981
  • Boston Store Company of Escanaba acquired Kratze Bros. Department Store in 1912; significant presence across Upper Peninsula
  • Burns & Cowell stores operated between Saulte Ste. Marie, Newberry, Munising from 1922 to 1933; partnered with Lauerman Brothers starting 1934
  • Burns Department Store ran from 1922 to 1964 with multiple Upper Peninsula locations; absorbed Lauerman stores
  • Cameron & Arbaugh Department Store based out of Lansing
  • Carson Pirie Scott & Co. ("Carson’s") had outlets including Benton Harbor, Howell, Livonia, Rochester Hills, Clinton Township
  • C. B. Williams store located at Alpena
  • Ciechanowski’s Dry Goods served Hamtramck community
  • The Clothes Post operated from 1962 until its closure in 2022 within Petoskey
  • Colonial Merchandise Mart headquartered in Detroit housed within an Art Deco building replicated with Lego bricks
  • Crapo Department Store situated at Bay City
  • Crowley’s (also known as Crowley Milner) originated from Detroit; sold to Value City in 1999; catered to upscale customers; expanded into Ann Arbor and Flint markets
  • Davidson’s Department Store served Hillman and Palmer regions
  • Davis & Fehr Department Store located at Ironwood
  • Davv’s Department Store based out of Clare
  • Demerey’s Detroit store acquired by Crowley’s in 1974
  • Department Store & Warehouse owned by E.A. Alray operated at Middleville
  • Ed Erickson Company active between 1878–1928 at Escanaba before sale to Lauerman
  • Eggleson’s Department Store linked to Mitzelfeld’s located at Rochester
  • Elder-Beerman chain originating from Ohio had Michigan outlets including Adrian, Benton Harbor, Howell, Midland, Monroe, Norton Shores; entered Michigan market during 1987
  • E.J. Korvette founded in 1948 but declared bankruptcy by 1980

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Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

  • J.L. Brandeis and Sons Store located in Omaha, acquired by Younkers in 1987
  • Gold and Company (Lincoln) was taken over by J.L. Brandeis and Sons Store in 1964; its building now functions as Gold's Galleria office and retail complex
  • Herpolsheimer's (Lincoln), which closed its doors in 1931
  • J.M. McDonald (Hastings) expanded to a chain of 82 stores before being sold in 1968 and liquidated after 1982
  • Miller & Paine, with locations in Lincoln and Grand Island, purchased by Dillard's in 1988
  • Rudge & Guenzel (Lincoln), acquired by Allied Stores in 1929; closed down by 1941 when its inventory was sold to Gold & Co.
  • The Avenues: launched operations in 1949; filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2010; shuttered most outlets except for three remaining locations situated in New Jersey, Ohio, and Florida

Nevada

  • Ronzone's, with stores including Las Vegas among others

New Hampshire

New Jersey

  • Great Eastern (also known as Great Eastern Mills) operated locations such as Paramus NJ, Little Falls NJ, Elmont NY and others; merged with Diana Stores before becoming part of Daylin Inc., which eventually discontinued the chain
  • Alexander's (Paramus)
  • Bamberger's, based in Newark and other New Jersey locations; a division of R.H. Macy that transitioned into Macy’s branding by 1986
  • Chase-Newark, with branches including Newark and two additional sites
  • J.M. Fields
  • W. T. Grant
  • Hahne and Company, headquartered in Newark with statewide presence; New Jersey’s upscale department store merged into sister company Lord & Taylor
  • Jamesway
  • E. J. Korvette, operating stores at North Brunswick and Trenton locations
  • G.C. Murphy, based out of Salem, NJ
  • Kresge-Newark, serving Newark alongside two branch locations
  • Muir's Department Store
  • Ohrbach's
  • Reynolds Brothers, located in Lakewood NJ
  • Steinbach’s multiple New Jersey outlets
  • The discount chain known as Two Guys or Two Guys from Harrison
  • Yards Department Store situated in Trenton NJ
  • Tepper’s located at Plainfield NJ
  • Quackenbush from Paterson NJ merged with Stern’s

New York (state)

  • Abraham & Straus (Brooklyn)
  • J. N. Adam & Co. (Buffalo)
  • The Addis Company, which merged with Dey Brothers (Syracuse)
  • Alexander's (New York metropolitan area), filed for bankruptcy in 1992
  • B. Altman and Company (New York City)
  • AM&A's (Adam, Meldrum & Anderson Company, Buffalo), acquired by The Bon-Ton in 1994
  • Arnold Constable (Fifth Avenue, New York City)
  • Barker's (various locations)
  • Bamberger's
  • Barneys New York
  • Beirs (Niagara Falls)
  • L.L. Berger (Buffalo), closed its last store in 1991
  • Best & Co. (New York), ceased operations during the 1960s
  • Bonwit Teller (locations in New York City, Boston, and upstate New York) – upscale women's apparel; final store closed in 2000
  • Britt's (Vestal) with several outlets
  • Caldor
  • Chappell's (Syracuse), incorporated into The Bon-Ton during the 1990s
  • De Pinna located on Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue
  • Dey Brothers (Dey's, Syracuse)
  • Family Bargain Centers operating in Binghamton, Norwich, and South Corning
  • J.M. Fields
  • B. Forman Co. (Rochester)
  • Fowler, Dick & Walker – The Boston Store in Binghamton, now a Boscov's location
  • Franklin Simon & Co.
  • Georg Jensen Inc. (New York, NY) (Manhattan) from 1935 to 1968
  • Gertz Department Stores serving Queens and Nassau and Suffolk counties; owned by Allied Stores; closed in 1982 and converted first to Stern's then Macy's
  • Gimbels (Manhattan); competitor of Macy's; Bernard Gimbel was a co-founder of Saks Fifth Avenue
  • Gold Circle with multiple branches
  • Grand Way
  • W. T. Grant with various outlets
  • Hens and Kelly based in Buffalo
  • Hess locations in New Hartford and Rotterdam
  • Hills Department Stores
  • Jamesway stores located in Oneonta and Johnstown
  • Jenss (Buffalo), final store closed in 2000
  • Jupiter Stores, a division of S.S. Kresge Company
  • Kobacker operated two stores in Buffalo; closed by 1972; unrelated to Kobacker's Market grocery chain
  • E.J. Korvette based in New York City, closed in 1980
  • S.S. Kresge stores across multiple locations
  • Loehmann's reached approximately 100 outlets across 17 states; went through liquidation in 2014 after several bankruptcies
  • Lord & Taylor operated from 1823 until 2020
  • Luckey, Platt & Company Department Store located in Poughkeepsie
  • Martin's situated in Brooklyn
  • J.W. Mays served Downstate New York; ceased operations in 1989; currently leases former store spaces
  • McClean's located in Binghamton
  • McCrory Stores present in Johnson City, Amsterdam, and Utica
  • G.C. Murphy variety stores
  • John G. Myers Company based in Albany
  • J.J. Newberry with numerous locations
  • Neisner Brothers variety stores originated in Rochester in 1911
  • Ohrbach's liquidated by 1987; assets acquired by Howland-Steinbach
  • Ovington's New York declared bankruptcy and liquidated in 1950; assets taken over by American Limoges Co.
  • Pharmhouse
  • Philadelphia Sales operating in Binghamton, Johnson City, and Endicott
  • S. Klein based in New York City, closed its doors in 1978
  • Sattler's located in Buffalo
  • Sibley's based in Rochester; part of Associated Dry Goods; merged into L.S. Ayers with some locations converted to Lord & Taylor
  • Siegel-Cooper Company
  • Sisson's located in Binghamton
  • A.T. Stewart's Manhattan store purchased by Wanamaker's of Pennsylvania
  • Times Square Stores discount chain primarily on Long Island
  • Twin Fair Inc., with multiple outlets
  • Two Guys operating at various locations
  • John Wanamaker or Wanamaker's (NYC) sold to Carter Hawley Hale in 1979; later owned by Woodward & Lothrop; sold to May Company in 1995; merged into Federated Department Stores in 2005 (currently Macy’s Inc.)
  • Woolworth’s with numerous locations
  • Zayre’s transitioned into Ames across multiple sites

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

  • Alms and Doepke (Cincinnati), positioned farthest from the city center; closed and liquidated in 1955
  • Best, shuttered in 1996
  • Bargain City (Toledo), established by Hyman Swolsky; sold to Gray Drug Co. in 1967 and renamed Rink's Bargain City; later sold to Cook United Inc. and rebranded as Rink's in 1981; closed its doors in 1987
  • Bailey Brothers (Cleveland, Ohio), later known as Bailey's Department Store, closed in 1968
  • B.R. Baker, Toledo-based
  • Buckeye Mart (Columbus, Ohio) under Gamble-Skogmo ownership; Columbus outlets closed mid-1970s; other Ohio locations sold to Fisher's Big Wheel and renamed Fisher's Buckeye Tempo
  • Clark's (Portsmouth), owned by Clark's Gamble Corp., subsequently sold to Cook United
  • Cook's, the flagship store for Cook United Corporation
  • Donenfeld's (Dayton)
  • Elder-Beerman
  • Federal's (Cleveland, Ohio), with branches in Michigan that were separate from Federated Stores; ceased operations in 1974
  • Fisher's Big Wheel and Fisher's Buckeye-Tempo (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), closed down in 1994
  • Frank Brothers (Marion, Ohio), shut down in 1979
  • Gaylords Department Store, located in Northeastern Ohio, operated as Giant Tiger until 1968
  • Gold Circle (Columbus, Ohio), part of the Federated Stores Company
  • Goldman's (Dayton)
  • Gregg's (Lima)
  • Halle Brothers Co. (Cleveland), a division of Marshall Field & Company; sold in 1981; downtown location closed in 1982; last store closed in 1983
  • Harts Stores, a division of Big Bear Stores based in Columbus
  • Heck's Department Store
  • Higbee's (Cleveland), transitioned to Dillard’s in 1992; currently the site of Jack Cleveland Casino
  • Hills Department Stores
  • Milner's, located in Toledo
  • J.J. Newberry, with multiple locations across Ohio; came under McCrory Stores control from 1974; founder passed away in 1954
  • John J. Carroll (Newark)
  • Jupiter Stores, a division of S.S. Kresge Company; operated several stores within Ohio; sold to McCrory in 1987; Canadian outlets closed by 1994
  • Kobackers (Canton, Mansfield, Portsmouth); acquired by Davidson Bros. in 1961
  • Lamson Brothers (Toledo); declared bankruptcy and closed by 1976
  • Lasalle & Koch Co. (Toledo); purchased by R.H. Macy in 1923; operated as Lasalle’s until 1981; stores sold to Elder-Beerman in 1985
  • Lazarus (Columbus); founding member of Federated Stores; rebranded as Macy’s in 2005
  • Leader Store (Lima); converted to Elder-Beerman and still operational as of 2009
  • The Lion Dry Goods Co. (Toledo); some locations became Dillard’s after Mercantile Stores Co.’s acquisition in 1998
  • Mabley & Carew (Cincinnati); part of Allied Department Stores group
  • May Company (Cleveland); merged into Kaufmann’s in 1993; converted into Macy’s by 2006
  • McAlpin's (Cincinnati); affiliated with Mercantile Stores Co.; select locations transitioned to Dillard’s as of 2009
  • Morehouse Martens (Columbus); merged with The Fashion forming Morehouse-Fashion; shut down by Allied Stores in 1969
  • Mr. Wiggs, a Sandusky-based chain with outlets across Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana; rebranded from Bargain Fair by 1967
  • Murphy's Mart
  • Neisner's (Lakewood, Ohio) & Warren Village Shopping Center (Cleveland) stores; Warren Village destroyed by fire in 1972; Lakewood location closed by 1978
  • O'Neil's Department Store (Akron); merged into May Company Cleveland in 1989 then into Kaufmann’s in 1993; transitioned to Macy’s by 2006
  • Ontario's (Columbus); part of Cook United group
  • H. & S. Pogue Company (Cincinnati); a division of Associated Dry Goods; merged into L.S. Ayres and later converted to Macy’s by 2006
  • Polsky's (Akron); acquired by Allied Stores in 1955 and shuttered by 1978
  • Rattenberg's, based in Utica
  • Rike Kumler Co. (Dayton); a Federated Department Stores division; briefly merged with John Shillito Company forming Shillito-Rike’s
  • Rink's, founded by Hyman Ullner in Hamilton in 1951; acquired alongside Bargain City by Gray Drug Co. in 1964; sold to Cook United in 1981; closed operations by 1987
  • Rollman's (Cincinnati); downtown store taken over by Mabley & Carew following liquidation during early 1960s
  • Rudin's (Mount Vernon); sold to Uhlman's in 1979
  • John Shillito Company (Cincinnati); part of Federated Department Stores; briefly combined with Rike-Kumler as Shillito-Rike’s and later merged with Lazarus; some locations converted to Macy’s by 2006
  • Stein’s, located in Toledo
  • Sterling-Lindner-Davis (Cleveland) affiliated with Allied Stores; ceased operations September 1968
  • Stern and Mann (Canton); established in 1887, closed early 1990s
  • Strouss (Youngstown); a May Department Stores division; merged into Kaufmann’s then converted to Macy’s by 2006
  • Swallen’s (Cincinnati); filed for bankruptcy and closed by late 1995
  • The Fashion (store) (Columbus); acquired by Allied Stores in 1949; merged with Morehouse Martens forming Morehouse-Fashion before reverting back
  • William Taylor & Son (Cleveland) bought by May Company in 1939, shut down December 1961
  • Tiedtke’s (Toledo)
  • Uhler’s (Marion, Ohio) originally Uhler Phillips Company
  • Uhlman’s (Bowling Green, Ohio) purchased by Stage Stores Inc. in 1996
  • Uncle Bill’s, northeast Ohio chain under Cook United ownership
  • Union Company (Columbus), bought by Marshall Field’s in 1980 and converted into Halle Brothers
  • Valley View (Brookfield), operated between 1959–1995
  • Value City, divested from Schottenstein holdings of Columbus, rebranded Halle’s in 1980 and shuttered by 1983
  • Van Leunen’s (Cincinnati), closed its doors in 1994 as parent company shifted focus toward sporting goods
  • Edward Wren Co. (Springfield), acquired by Allied Stores in 1952; merged with William H. Block Co. and closed before 1987
  • Zayre, discount chain operating across eastern US from1956-1990; subsequently sold to Ames
  • Ziegler’s (Medina), opened1904, ceased operations1992

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

  • Mervyns (possible revival following Morris rulings)
  • Fred Meyer
  • ZCMI (Zions Cooperative Mercantile Institution), initially run by the LDS Church; sold to May Company in 1999, renamed Meier & Frank in 2003 with some locations sold to Dillard’s and others converted to Macy’s by 2005

Vermont

Virginia

Washington (state)

West Virginia

Wisconsin

  • The Boston Store (Milwaukee)
  • T.A. Chapman Co. (Milwaukee)
  • Copps Department Store (Stevens Point), which closed in 1984 as Copps transitioned toward supermarkets
  • Gimbels (Milwaukee), transformed into Marshall Field's; one Madison location converted to Macy's in 2006
  • Hoff Department Store (Mount Horeb), shut down in 1984
  • H.C. Prange Co. (Sheboygan), acquired by Younkers in 1992
  • Lauerman Brothers Department Store (Lauerman's) operated a network of thirteen stores across Northeastern Wisconsin, Upper Michigan, and Iowa
  • Prange Way (De Pere), divested from H.C. Prange Co. in 1990; closed by 1996
  • Schuster's (Milwaukee), purchased by Gimbels in 1962
  • Shopko (Green Bay), ceased operations in June 2019
  • Roth Brothers (Superior), established prior to 1900 as "Bee Hive Bazaar"

See also

External links

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