List of defunct retailers of the United States

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Across the United States a large number of local stores and store chains became defunct between the 1950s, when the chain-store format was introduced, and the 1990s, when many chains were either consolidated or liquidated. Some have been lost due to mergers. Below is a list of defunct retailers of the United States.

Automotive

• Al's Auto Parts (Washington State; purchased by Schuck's)
• Auto Palace
• Auto Works
• Big A Auto Parts
• Big Wheel/Rossi Auto Parts
• Chief Auto Parts (Southwest and Midwest; merged with Autozone in 1998)
• Crown Auto Parts
• Oklahoma Tire & Supply Company (OTASCO)
• Parts America
• Thrift Auto Parts (Kansas)
• Trak Auto (Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, and West Coast; purchased by Advance Auto Parts, Inc. in 2002)
• Western Auto Stores (nationwide, once had 1,800 locations, purchased by Sears in 1987 and sold to Advance Auto Parts in 1998. Still operates in Puerto Rico)
• STM Auto Parts-Massive Chain that died in the early 1990s.

Catalog showrooms

Many long-established catalog merchants have gone out of business in recent years.

• Ardan's - originally was a members only catalog showroom exclusively for military personnel, federal, city, state and plant/industrial employees. Converted to an all- inclusive format around 1975 before eventually being acquired by Service Merchandise in 1985 and although some stores were converted, the majority were ultimately abandoned.
• BASCO (Philadelphia area) -- Acquired by Best Products
• Block Distributors (Philadelphia area)
• Best Products - Ceased business in 1998 after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 1996
• Brand Names - Operated in Buffalo, New York
• Brendle's - Operated 58 showrooms in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and Tennessee. Closed in 1996, a few months after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for the second time.
• Century House
• Consumers and Consumers Express
• Dahlkemper's - operated in Pennsylvania
• David Weis
• Golden's Distributors
• Evans
• Great Western - Part of Modern Merchandising; acquired by Best Products in 1982.
• John Plain
• H.J. Wilson & Company
• Jafco - Acquired by Modern Merchandising in 1972; Modern Merchandising was acquired by Best Products in 1982.
• K's Merchandise
• K&G Distributors (Chicago Loop) - Building demolished for state office building
• LaBelle's - Part of Modern Merchandising; acquired by Best Products in 1982.
• Leonard Krower & Sons
• Mc Dade's
• Montgomery Ward (closed all remaining showrooms in 2001. Marque purchased and revived by Direct Marketing Inc. in 2004 as an on-line retailer only.)
• Mostow Co. (Skokie, IL)
• Rink's
• Service Merchandise - Filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 1999; ceased operations by early 2002. The name was resurrected in 2004 for an online retail operation.
• Standard Sales - Operated seven stores in Florida; acquired by Modern Merchandising in the 1970s.
• W. Bell & Co.
• Wilson's - (southern states, based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana); acquired by Service Merchandise in 1986
• Witmark - operated in southwestern Michigan

Clothing, shoes, & specialty stores

• A.J. August Fashion Wear (Not to be confused with A.J. August Tuxedos of St. Joseph, MO)
• Afterthoughts (Woolworth) - Sold to Claire's Boutiques
• Anderson-Little - Men's specialty retailer originally associated with a large Massachusetts-based men's clothing manufacturer; also known as Anderson Little-Richman Brothers. Owned for many years by F. W. Woolworth Company; sold to Cliftex Corporation and incorporated into its Gentlemen's Wearhouse subsidiary in 1993. Ceased operations in 1997, but was restarted in 2008 by the grandson and great-grandson of the original founder.[1][2][3][4] [5]
• Anthony's
• Britches of Georgetown (including casual brand stores: Britches Great Outdoors, Britches, and Britches for Women)
• Brooks Fashions
• Bugle Boy
• Chandlers
• Charles A. Stevens and Chas stores, Chicagoland area.
• Cherry & Webb (CWT/Cherry, Webb & Touraine)
• Chess King
• County Seat
• De Pinna
• Desmonds Formal Wear
• De-Jaiz Mens Clothing
• Eli Moore Inc.
• Endicott Johnson
• Endicott Shoes
• Erlebacher's
• Father & Son
• Fayva
• Flagg Bros. Shoes
• Foot Quarters (Kinney/Woolworth)
• Foreman & Clark
• Forth & Towne
• Foxmoor
• Gallenkamp
• Gantos
• Great Clothes
• Grodins
• Hanover Shoes
• Harold's/Harold Powell (Norman,Oklahoma)
• Hastings (not to be confused with this one)
• Hudson's MensWear
• Hughes & Hatcher (Detroit)
• Henry's (Wichita)
• Heslop's
• I Magnin's
• id Boutiques (Wisconsin-based, Upper Midwest, Midwest, and PLains regions)
• JasmineSola (purchased by New York & Company in 2005 and liquidated by the end of fiscal 2007)
• J. Brannam - Was Woolworth, liquidated
• J. Riggins
• Jacob Reed and Sons (Philadelphia area)
• Janeville
• Jay Jacob
• Jeans Unlimited
• Joseph Magnin
• Judy's
• Just For Feet
• KG Menswear
• Karl's Shoes
• Kent's
• Kinney Shoes
• Kleinhans (Buffalo, New York)
• Klopfenstein's
• Laura Ashley
• Laura Ashley Mother & Child
• Little Folk Shops/Kids Mart (Woolworth)
• Littler's
• L.L. Berger (Buffalo, New York)
• Mansmann's Department Store (Pittsburgh, PA)
• Marianne
• Merry Go Round
• Mervyn's
• Mode O'Day
• Morville (Philadelphia area)
• National Shirt Shop
• Nobil
• Northern Reflections (Woolworth)
• Parade of Shoes
• Parklane Hosiery (Bankrupt 1991)
• Patterson-Fletcher (Fort Wayne)
• Paul Harris (Great Lakes Region)
• Piccolo Mondo (Puget Sound Region)
• Raleigh's (a/k/a Raleigh Haberdasher)
• Ransohoffs
• Richman Brothers - Men's specialty store based in Cleveland. Sold to F.W. Woolworth in 1969; operated for a time as Anderson Little-Richman Brothers; finally folded in 1992.[6][7]
• Robert Hall
• Rogers Peet (NYC and branches)
• Roos-Atkins
• Sagebrush - Sold Levi's blue jeans
• Saks-34th Street
• The Sample (Buffalo, New York)
• Scott Ties
• Sherman's (Detroit)
• Shoe Pavilion
• Silverwoods
• Smiths
• Steve & Barry's
• Susie's Casuals (Kinney/Woolworth division)
• The Warner Brothers Store
• Tee Town
• Thom McAn Store
• Woolf Brothers
• Wild Pair Shoes

Department and discount stores

See List of defunct department stores of the United States

Drug stores

• A. L. Price - part of Perry Drug Stores
• Adams Drugs
• Arbor Drugs - Michigan based chain acquired by CVS/pharmacy.
• Austin Drug- was part of Melville Corporation
• Big "B" Drugs - bought by Revco, then acquired by CVS
• Bill's Drugs - Purchased by Long's Drug's
• Brooks Pharmacy - sold to Rite Aid
• Brooks-Maxi - part of Brooks Pharmacy
• Carls Drug - acquired by Revco
• City Drug - acquired by Brooks Pharmacy
• Cole Drug - acquired by Revco
• Cranks Pharmacy & Drugstore - changed name to Kath Drugs & Pharmacy around 1978; acquired by Skaggs during the early 80's
• Cunningham Drug Stores/Apex Drug - sold off to Perry Drug in 1985
• Days Drug - part of Peoples Drug
• Dart Drug-converted to Fantle's
• Dockum Drugs
• Douglas Drug - part of Brooks Pharmacy
• Drug Emporium
• Dynamic Drug - part of Lane Drug
• Eckerd - Ultimately acquired by CVS in the Southeast region and Rite Aid in the North
• Fantle's
• Fay's Drug-acquired by Eckerd, now Rite Aid
• F&M (Detroit and Chicago areas)
• Freddy's - was part of Melville Corporation
• G. O. Guy - acquired by Thrifty PayLess
• Genovese - merged with Eckerd/JCPenney
• Giant T (owned by Thrifty PayLess
• Gray Drug Fair - sold to Rite Aid
• Haag Drugs - acquired by Peoples Drug
• Health Mart - part of Lane Drug
• Health Mart (PA)
• Hook's Drug Stores - acquired by Revco
• House Of Values (part of Thrifty PayLess)
• I Got It At Gary's
• Jacobs Drug - acquired by Revco
• K&B also known as Katz & Bestoff - a New Orleans-based pharmacy and general merchandise store chain
• Kath Drugstore & Pharmacy acquired by Skaggs in the early 80's
• Keltsch Pharmacy - acquired by Rite Aid
• Kerr Drugs - part of Thrift Drug--Kerr Drugs in North Carolina still exists
• Lane Drug - acquired by Rite Aid
• Lee Drug - was part of Peoples Drug-sold to Big B, then Revco, now CVS
• Longs Drugs - Acquired by CVS/Caremark
• M&R - bought by Arbor Drugs
• Maxi Drugs - part of Brooks Pharmacy
• May's Drugs - acquired by Revco
• Medi Mart (Acquired by Walgreens)
• Medic Drug - Ohio drug store chain acquired by Walgreens
• Osco Drug & Sav-on Drug - (freestanding locations) acquired by CVS/pharmacy
• Pay 'n Save
• Peoples Drug - acquired by CVS/pharmacy
• Perry Drug Stores - acquired by Rite Aid in 1995
• Phar-Mor - bankrupt due to $300 million embezzlement; some assets acquired by Giant Eagle
• Reed Drug - was part of Peoples Drugsold to Big B, then Revco, now CVS
• Rea & Derickacquired by Peoples,now CVS
• Reliable Drugs - formerly Peoples Drug, later sold to Rite Aid
• Revco - acquired by CVS/pharmacy
• Rexall
• Ribordy Drug - Acquired by Walgreens in 1985
• Rx Place (Woolworth)
• Sav-Rite Drug - acquired by Revco
• Sentry Drugs - acquired by Arbor Drugs
• Shapero's - Part of Cunningham Drug Stores
• Shaw's Pharmacy - part of Osco Drug
• Shearer Drug - part of Peoples Drug
• Schuman Drug - part of Lane Drug
• Skaggs - became part of Albertson's
• Skillern Drug - part of Revco
• Standard Drug - was part of Melville Corporation
• 'Star Markets Pharmacy - Part of Osco Drug
• SupeRx
• Tam's Gold Seal Drugs - Central Indiana Based Chain
• Thrift Drug - Merged into Eckerd after J.C. Penney bought Eckerd
• Thrifty PayLess
• Thrifty-Payless (Arizona) - sold to L.L. Skaggs Payless
• Value Giant
• White Cross Drug Stores - acquired by Revco
• Wellby
• Widdmann

Electronics stores

• Adray
• Allied Radio - Chicago - acquired by Radio Shack
• American Appliance
• Audio Aid
• Audio Visions
• Computer City
• CompuAdd
• Crazy Eddie
• Custom Sound
• Circuit City
• Elek-Tek (Chicago area)
• Erol's
• Federated Group - Bought by Atari
• Fretter
• Handy Andy
• Highland Appliances
• Incredible Universe
• Kennedy and Cohen
• Lafayette Radio
• Lechmere
• Luskin's
• McDuff
• Mr. Clark's Appliances
• Newmark & Lewis
• Midwest TV & Appliance
• Olson Electronics
• On Cue (operated by Musicland in small towns and micropolitan areas, but closed before the Musicland/FYE merger)
• Pacific Stereo
• Polk Brothers
• Red Baron Electronics
• Rolling Thunder
• Rogersound Labs (Los Angeles Area)
• Sam Goody
• Shaak Electronics
• Sound Advice (Florida)
• SoundTrack
• Silo
• Spaceage Stereo
• Sun Television and Appliances
• Team Electronics - Was part of Dayton Hudson
• The Good Guys! - Purchased by CompUSA
• The Wiz
• Tweeter
• Twin Electronics
• World Radio
• Video Concepts

Five And Dime / Variety stores

• 1/2 Price Stores - former deep discount arm of Richman Gordman who in itself was later known simply as Gordmans
• 88 Cents Store (Seattle)
• Arlan's Department Store
• Atlantic Mills
• Calhoun's
• Chubby & Tubby
• Cornet
• Danners 5 & 10
• Davids/Oertles (Kansas and Oklahoma)
• Duke and Ayers (Texas)
• F.W. Woolworth Company
• Giant Discount Stores
• G.C. Murphy
• G.L. Perry Variety Stores (Indiana,Michigan)
• Gibson's (Texas and Southwest)
• Kee's (Chicago, Six Corners)
• J.G. McCrory
• J.J. Newberry
• J.M. McDonald
• Jupiter
• M.H. Lamston
• Marketime
• MacFrugals (merged into Big Lots!)
• McLeod's
• McLellan's
• M.E. Moses
• Morgan and Lindsey (absorbed by G.C. Murphy)
• Mott's 5-10-25 Stores
• Oklahoma Tire and Supply Company (Otasco)
• Perry Brother's (Texas)
• Murphy's Mart
• Raymond's (Boston)
• Richman Gordman - business model overhauled and name shortened to Gordmans in the late 90's
• Rockdale
• S.S. Kresge
• S.S. Pierce Company (Boston)
• S.H. Kress
• Shopper's Fair (Detroit area)
• Scott Stores
• Sprouse-Reitz
• TG&Y
• The Store (Wichita, Kansas)
• Two Guys
• Valu-Mart
• Winn's (Texas)
• Woolco
• Woolworth
• Woolworth Express
• W. T. Grant
• Yellow Front
• Yankee (Detroit area)

Furniture stores

• Bloom Brothers Furniture
• Bombay Co. (US Stores)
• Castro Covertibles (primarily Northeast and Southeast)
• Crandall's Fine Furniture
• Discount Furniture Showcase
• Heilig-Meyers
• John F. Lawhon
• John M. Smyth's Homemakers (bankrupt as of 2005)
• Joshua Doore (Detroit)
• Krauses Sofa Factory (primarily California and West Coast)
• Leath Furniture (Bankrupt July 2007)
• Nelson Brothers (Chicago) - Purchased by Heilig-Meyers
• Rhodes Furniture
• Sears Homelife
• Robard's
• Robinson Furniture (Detroit)
• House of Denmark (bankrupt as of 2007)
• Wickes Furniture (bankrupt February 3, 2008)
• Levitz Furniture
• Seamans Furniture

Grocery stores and supermarkets

• 20th Century Stores
• Albers (SW Ohio)
• Albertsons (Kansas, Missouri & Oklahoma)
• Alpha Beta
• Abco
• Advantage
• A.J. Bayless
• Alexander's (New Hampshire)
• Almacs
• Angelo's (Boston)
• Art's
• Bell's
• Bettendorf's
• Big Apple
• Big Bear Stores
• Big D (Supermarkets)
• Big Star
• Bohack
• Boys Markets (Los Angeles area)
• Buttrey Food & Drug
• Buddies
• Buehler Foods (operated as Buehlers Buy Low)
• Canal Villere (New Orleans- acquired by Loblaw corporation, later sold to Schweggmann, thereafter closed with Schweggmann)
• Carter's Foods
• Chatham (Detroit Area)
• Clemens Markets (suburban Philadelphia) - acquired by Giant in 2006
• Coffey's Market aka Harold D. Coffey Groceries, Fresh Meats and Frozen Foods
• Colonial / Big Star
• Consumers Food And Drug (Southwest Missouri area)
• Del Farm (Chicago) - Owned by National Tea, stores changed to National Tea
• Delchamps
• Eagle Food Centers
• Edwards (joined Ahold to become Stop and Shop)
• El Rancho
• Elm Farm (Chicago) - Owned by National Tea, stores changed to National Tea
• Expo (Vons big box format; Southern California)
• Family Mart (A&P)
• Farmer Jack
• Farmers (Sacramento area)
• Finast (First National Supermarkets)
• Fisher Foods aka Fisher, Fazio Costa
• Food 4 Less (Kansas) - acquired by Kroger; some stores converted to Dillons but the majority were abandoned.
• Food Barn
• Food Fair, later Pantry Pride
• Food Giant
• Food Mart
• Giant (Ralphs big box format; Southern California)
• Grand Union
• Great Scott!
• Golden Dawn
• Harvest Foods (last surviving stores all located in Arkansas)
• Hills Supermarkets
• Hughes Markets
• Jitney Jungle
• Johnson's General Stores
• Kash n' Karry, now Sweetbay Supermarket
• Kessel Food Market
• Kohl's Supermarket (not to be confused with Kohl's department stores, also founded by Herb Kohl)
• Laneco (Eastern PA/Western NJ)
• Larry's Markets
• Liberal (Dayton, Ohio)
• LoRay (San Francisco Bay area)
• Loblaws (NE Ohio)
• Mr. AG's (Kansas) - part of the IGA chain, last store closed in 1970
• Mr. D's IGA (Wichita, KS)
• MacMarr Stores (merged with Safeway Inc. in 1931)
• Maloley`s Finer Foods (Northeast Indiana)
• Market Basket (Southern California), was owned by Kroger Stores
• Martin's (Vermont)
• Mr. Grocer
• National Tea (also National Canal Villere)
• O.K. Fairbanks
• Olson's market
• Omni Superstore
• Packer (Detroit)
• Pak And Save (Detroit
• Pantry (Los Angeles area)
• Pantry Pride
• Payless (acquired by Kroger in 1999)
• Pay'N Takeit (merged with Safeway Inc. in 1935)
• Penn Fruit Co. - later Top Value (Philadelphia area)
• Purity (San Francisco Bay area)
• Purity Supreme (Boston area)
• Paul's Food Mart (Central NY State)
• Red Food Store (Chattanooga, TN area, acquired by Bi-Lo Stores)
• Red Robin Stores
• Red Owl (Chicago stores only) - sold to National Tea
• Roger's Friendly Markets (Northeast Indiana)
• Sampson's
• Sanitary Grocery Stores (Washington, D.C.-area stores were acquired by Safeway Inc. as Mid-Atlantic division; Baltimore-area stores became Twin Food)
• Sav-A-Center (A&P in the New Orleans region)
• Schweggmanns (New Orleans)
• Shop-Eze Convenience Marts - acquired by QuikTrip in 1971
• Skaggs Alpha Beta
• Smutty's
• Standard Food - later Standard Dell Farms (Central Indiana)
• The Stock Market
• Stop N Shop (Sacramento)
• Sun Foods (Acquired by Hannaford Supermarkets)
• Super Duper
• Super Place
• Super Saver Foods (a U.S. East Coast version became an Acme brand)
• Sure Save (Chicago) - Owned by National Tea, stores changed to National Tea
• Thompson Food Basket
• Tianguis (Vons' Hispanic format; Southern California)
• Tops
• Town and Country
• Town and Country Convenience Stores - acquired by 7-11 around 1998
• Tradewell
• Thriftway Food Mart
• Twin Food (Baltimore, Maryland-area, spinoff of Sanitary Grocery Stores)
• Victory (Massachusetts and New Hampshire)
• Walt's IGA (Wichita, KS)
• Weingarten's
• White Hen Pantry Merged with 7-11 in mid 2007.
• Wild Oats
• Unity Frankford Stores (Philadelphia area)
• Williams Bros. (California-Central Coast)
• Wilson's
• Wrigley (Detroit)

Home Improvement

• Builderama (Georgia based chain)
• Builders Emporium
• Builders Square
• Buck Alley Lumber (Wichita, KS) owned by the father of actress Kristie Alley
• Channel Home Centers
• Chase Pitkin (was owned by the Wegman's [of grocery store fame] family of Rochester, NY)
• Coast to Coast Hardware
• Eagle Hardware & Garden (Founded 1989)
• Erb Lumber (Detroit)
• Ernst Home & Nursery
• Forest City (became Handy Andy)
• Gamble-Skogmo (Bought by Our Own Hardware in 1986)
• Grossman's
• Handy Andy Home Improvement Center
• Handy City
• Handy Dan
• Handyman (formerly owned by Edison Bros. Stores, closed in 1986)
• Hechinger
• Heslop's
• HomeBase
• Home Quarters (HQ)
• House 2 Home
• Jacobs (Old Bridge, NJ) Now a NYSC.
• Knox Lumber
• Lechter's
• Lindsley's Lumber
• National Lumber
• Ole's (Merged with Builders Emporium during the mid 1980s)
• Our Own Hardware (Bought by Hardware Wholesalers in 1997)
• Pay 'N Pak
• Payless Cashways - (included Furrows & Payless) all assets liquidated as of 11/2001
• Pergament Home Centers
• Rickel
• Scotty's Hardware
• Singer Lumber
• Yardbirds Home Center

Home decor, and craft stores

• Angel's
• Budget Power
• Cloth World (Merged into Jo-Ann Fabrics)
• Crafts & More
• DGS HomeSource
• Frame Scene (Woolworth)
• Frank's Nursery & Crafts
• HouseWorks!
• Museum Company
• Old America Stores
• Piece Goods Fabric and craft supplies, purchased by Mae's Fabrics. Mae's was subsequently sold to Hancock Fabrics.
• Rainbow Bay Crafts
• Sew-Fro Fabrics Liquidated in 1998, remaining or empty stores purchased by JoAnn Fabrics.
• Standard Brands Paint Company
• Waccamaw's Homeplace/Waccamaw Pottery
• Wells & Wade (Wenatchee, WA) opened 1915, closed 1993

Music and Video Stores (Records, Tapes, Books, etc.)

• Argus Tapes & Records
• Blockbuster Music (some locations converted to Blockbuster Video however the majority were abandoned)
• Budget Tapes & Records (Kansas)
• Camelot Music (converted to FYE stores)
• Cavages (Buffalo, NY)
• Coconut's (like Record Town, all locations were converted into FYE stores)
• Compact Disc Center
• Crown Books
• Disc Jockey
• Flipside Records (Chicago area)
• Great American Music
• Harmony House (Michigan)
• Incredible Universe
• King Carol
• Licorice Pizza (California)
• Madcats Music & Books
• Media Play
• Musicland (Minnesota)
• Music Plus (California)
• Music Boutique (Seattle)
• National Record Mart (Pennsylvania)
• Odyssey Records & Tapes
• On Cue
• Peaches
• Rose Records (Chicago area)
• Tape World
• Tower Records (converted to an online-only retailer)
• Record (later CD) & Tape Outlet (Ohio)
• Sammy's Record Shack (St. Louis?)
• Second Time Around
• Sounds of Soul Records & Tapes
• Soul Sounds Unlimited
• Starship Tapes & Records (Tulsa)
• Strawberries (Massachusetts)
• Rainbow Records (Oklahoma City)
• Record Bar (malls)
• Record World
• Record Town (store name changed to FYE by parent company TransWorld Entertainment)
• Square Circle
• The Record Shops at TSS
• The Wall (formerly Wall To Wall Sound & Video)
• Sam Goody (most locations converted to FYE, but a small number of locations continue to operate as Sam Goody)
• Sound Warehouse - acquired by Blockbuster Entertainment; subsequently converted some stores to Blockbuster Music, the remainder to Blockbuster Video
• Yesterday's Records/Discs (Wichita, KS)

Office supply stores

• Chandler's (Evanston, IL and Chicago suburbs)
• J. K. Gill (Pacific Northwest)
• Keeney's (Seattle?)
• Office Warehouse (division of Home Quarters)
• Paper Cutter (New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania; division of Fay's Drug)
• Tam's Stationers (Los Angeles, CA)
• Ulbrich's (Buffalo, NY)
• Unity Stationers (Chicago) - The retail division of United Stationer's Supply which is still in business

Camping, sports or athletic stores

• AdventureSports!
• AM/PM Camp
• Copeland Sports
• Galyan's
• Gart Sports
• Dick Fischers Buffalo, NY
• Gold Medal (Philadelphia area)
• Golf Augusta Pro Shops
• Hermans World of Sporting Goods
• JumboSports
• Mages (Chicago)
• Morrie Mages (Chicago, started by one of the Mages Bros after the closing of Mages) stores sold to Sportmart
• Oshman's
• Olympic Sports (Seattle)
• Security Sporting Goods (New Orleans)
• Sportmart
• Sports Town USA
• Sports Unlimited
• Sportswest
• Sunny's Surplus
• Warshal's

Toy stores

• All Wound Up
• Childrens Bargain Town (Chicago) sold to Toy's R Us
• Beatties
• Child World (aka Children's Palace)
• Circus World operates now as Kay Bee Toys
• Kay Bee Toys
• The Great Train Stores
• Lionel Kiddie City
• Lionel Playworld
• Noodle Kidoodle
• Zany Brainy
• Playworld
• Warner Brothers Studio Store
• Tons O' Toys

Warehouse clubs and membership department stores

• American Wholesale Club
• Bodega Club
• Club Wholesale
• CBSS (Consumers Buying Service Store)
• DGS VolMAX
• Edwards
• Fedco
• Gemco
• GEX (short for Government Exchange, but a private retailer; also known as G.E.M. and G.E.S.)
• Gov Mart
• E.J. Korvette
• Metro (Chicago area, later acquired by BJ's Wholesale)
• Pace Membership Warehouse
• Price Club (merged with Costco)
• PriceRite Warehouse Club
• Price Savers
• Source Club
• Warehouse Club, Inc.
• Wholesale Club, Inc.