Clover (store)

Clover was a discount chain of 26 stores operated by Strawbridge & Clothier in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware.

History

The first Clover store opened in 1971. The management of Strawbridge & Clothier based their Clover store format on Dayton Hudson's Target store chain. The similarities to Target were evident throughout the life of Clover. The earliest locations incuded a food store (Clovermarket) adjacent to the main store. S&C did not operate the food stores for long and they were converted to Acme or P.L.U.S. (an A&P no-frills format).

In 1978, Strawbridge & Clothier developed two mini malls next to their Cinnaminson and Center Square stores, that were named Clover Square. These had a mixture of national and regional chains and independent stores. The malls opened with a food court in one corner of the square-shaped coridor. These malls later became Outlet Square managed by the Rouse Company. Now, they are both supermarkets.

In 1996, the May Department Stores purchased Strawbridges, but much of the Clover chain was bought by Kimco Realty Corporation. (5 Clover stores were purchased by Kohl's.) Kimco liquidated and closed the Clover stores.

Strawbridge's parent, May Department Stores, was sold to Federated Department Stores in 2006 and the Strawbridge's name was rebranded in favor for Macy's.

Former Locations

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Pennsylvania:

• Philadelphia: Great Northeast, Rising Sun Plaza, Roosevelt Mall; later JCPenney (1998-2002), now vacant
• Philadelphia: Center City, The Gallery Mall, former Gimbels Flagship, later Stern's(prior to becoming Clover), now Kmart.
• Philadelphia: South Philadelphia, Snyder Avenue (one of the last Clover stores to operate).
• Philadelphia: Andorra Shopping Center, Now Kohl's
• Philadelphia: Southwest - Island Ave., near PHL International Airport - now Kmart
• Center Square: PA Rt. 73 & US Rt. 202, now Kohl's (first one in the Delaware Valley)
• Cheltenham: Cheltenham Mall (Now Value City)
• Lansdale: Ralph's Corner 2333 Main Street, (now Kohl's)
• Lancaster: Park City Mall (now Kohl's, PA's first Kohl's)
• Morrisville: (store #2) US-1(bus.) & Trenton Road, it's Clovermarket converted to an Acme Market, now is Dover self-storage warehose.
• Media: Granite Run Mall outparcel, US-1, now Kohl's
• Whitehall: Whitehall Mall, McArthur Blvd.
• Easton: Palmer Park Mall
• Feasterville: Bucks County Mall, Street Road & Bustlton Pike, converted to Value City
• Exton: Whiteland Town Center, now Kohl's
• Warminster: located at the intersection of PA Route 611(Easton Rd) and PA Route 132(Street Rd); was demolished and replaced by Home Depot
• Morton: Baltimore Pike and Leamy Ave., now Kohl's
• Havertown: Route 1 and Darby Road, now Kohl's

New Jersey:

• Blackwood: 805 N Black Horse Pike at Coles Road, now Tire Distributors company headquarters
• Cinnanimson: (store #3) Route 130 & Riverton Road, became Ames, now VF Outlet Marketplace (he first location of this concept)
• Egg Harbor Township: Shore Mall, former JC Penney, now Burlington Coat Factory
• Haddon Township: Cuthbert Blvd (Now Super Fresh)
• Hamilton: Sloan Ave. and Quakerbridge Road, later Ames now a health club. One of the last to close.
• Marlton: (store #1) Route 70 at the Cherry Hill boundary

Delaware:

• Wilmington: Kirkwood Plaza, 4437 Kirkwood Highwway, location had been Almart, then Jefferson Ward, then Bradlees before, now is Kohl's
• Wilmington: Rt 202 across from Concord Mall, now is a Kohl's