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Revision as of 23:22, 29 December 2009
The extent of department stores in America is an incalculable number. Many towns had multiple department stores over the years. Others changed names and some only existed for a short time. The stores on this list of defunct department stores of the United States range from small-town one-unit stores to big city mega-chains that have disappeared over the past 100 years, including both traditional department stores and discount stores.
Department stores involved with Federated and May
Many United States department store chains and local department stores, some with long and proud histories, went out of business or lost their identities between 1990 and 2005 as the result of a complex series of corporate mergers and acquisitions that involved Federated Department Stores and The May Department Stores Company and that resulted in many stores becoming units of Macy's, Inc.. The following is a list of the affected stores, including some local and regional stores that earlier had been absorbed into chains that became part of Federated, May, or Macy's.
- Abraham & Straus (Macy's in 1995)
- D. M. Read
- Bamberger's (Macy's in 1986)
- The Bon Marché (Macy's in 2005)
- C.C. Anderson's Golden Rule (The Bon Marché in 1923)
- The Paris (The Bon Marché in the early 1980s)
- Barnes-Woodin Co. (Yakima WA, The Bon Marché in 1952)
- Columbia River Mercantile (Longview WA, The Bon Marché in 1953)
- Draper's (The Bon Marché after World War II)
- A. M. Jensen's (Walla Walla WA, The Bon Marché in 1951)
- Missoula Mercantile Co. (Missoula MT, The Bon Marché in 1981)
- Montague-McHugh (Bellingham WA, The Bon Marché in 1950s)
- Runbaugh-Mclain (Everett WA, The Bon Marché in 1952)
- Stone-Fisher Co. (Tacoma WA, The Bon Marché in 1952)
- Russell's (The Bon Marché after World War II)
- C.C. Anderson's Golden Rule (The Bon Marché in 1923)
- Bullock's (Macy's in 1996)
- Burdines (Macy's in 2005)
- Carter Hawley Hale Stores (merged into Macy's West 1996.)
- The Broadway (Southern California). Headquartered in Los Angeles.
- Emporium-Capwell (Northern California)
- Capwell's (East Bay)
- The Emporium (San Francisco and South Bay, North Bay)
- Hale Bros. (San Francisco and Sacramento)
- Weinstock's (Sacramento and Reno)
- Davison's (Macy's in 1986)
- Famous-Barr (Macy's in 2006)
- William Barr Dry Goods Co.
- Famous Clothing Store
- Filene's (Macy's in 2006)
- Foley's (Macy's in 2006)
- May-Daniels & Fisher
- Daniels & Fisher
- May Company Denver
- The Denver Dry Goods Company
- Z.L. White
- Sanger-Harris
- A. Harris
- Sanger Brothers
- May-Daniels & Fisher
- Goldwater's
- Goldsmith's (Macy's in 2005)
- Hecht's (Macy's in 2006)
- Castner Knott (Hecht's in 1998)
- Strawbridge's (Macy's in 2006)
- Thalhimers
- Wanamaker's
- Woodward & Lothrop
- I. Magnin owned by Federated 1965-1988 and R.H. Macy Co. 1988-1994; most stores closed 1988-1993, remainder of stores converted to Macy's West and Bullock's or sold to Saks Fifth Avenue. San Francisco Union Square location eventually incorporated into adjacent Macy's.
- The Jones Store (Macy's in 2006)
- Jordan Marsh (Macy's in 1996)
- Kaufmann's (Macy's in 2006)
- May Company Ohio
- Sibley's
- William Hengerer Co.
- Strouss-Hirschburg
- L. S. Ayres (Macy's in 2006)
- Stewart's
- H. & S. Pogue Company
- Wolf and Dessauer
- Lazarus (Macy's in 2005)
- Shillito's
- Rike Kumler Co. (Rike's)
- Liberty House (Macy's in 2001)
- Marshall Field's (Macy's in 2006)
- Dayton's (Marshall Field's in 2001)
- Frederick & Nelson (Defunct in 1992)
- The Crescent (department store) (Defunct in 1992)
- Lipman's
- Halle Brothers Co.
- Hudson's (Marshall Field's in 2001)
- J.B. Ivey & Co.
- Meier & Frank (Macy's in 2006)
- Zions Cooperative Mercantile Institution (Meier & Frank in 2001)
- O'Connor Moffat & Co. Purchased by R.H. Macy in 1945, renamed Macy's in 1947. Their San Francisco Union Square location is Macy's flagship west coast store and headquarters of Macy's West.
- Rich's (Macy's in 2005)
- Robinsons-May (Macy's in 2006)
- May Company California (Robinsons-May in 1993)
- Hamburger's
- J. W. Robinson's (Robinsons-May in 1993)
- May Company California (Robinsons-May in 1993)
- Stern's (Macy's in 2001)
Other department stores
Alabama
- Duncan's (Gadsden)
- Dunnavant's (Huntsville)
- Gayfer's (Mobile)
- Hammel's (Mobile)
- Loveman's (Birmingham)
- Pizitz (Birmingham), 13-store Alabama chain, sold to McRae's 1987, renamed later that year
- Parisian (Birmingham), sold to Belk 2006, renamed September 2007. Five stores sold to The Bon-Ton, and still operate under the Parisian name.
Arizona
- Bashford-Burmister Co. (Prescott)
- Diamond's (Phoenix and Las Vegas), was part of Dayton Hudson
- Goldwater's (Phoenix)
- Jones & Hughes (Phoenix)
- Korrick's (Phoenix)
- Levy's (Tucson)
- Sanguinetti's (Yuma, Somerton, Gadsden; Cahto & Bard, California)
- Steinfeld's (Tucson)
- White House (Phoenix)
- Yellow Front Stores
California
- A. Hamburger & Sons. (Los Angeles), purchased by May Co. 1923
- Broadway (Los Angeles), converted to Macy's
- Brock's (Bakersfield)
- Bruener's
- Buffum's (California)
- Bullock's (Los Angeles), converted to Macy's
- Bullocks-Wilshire (Los Angeles), converted to I. Magnin, then Macy's
- Butler Brothers (California)
- CBSS (Sacramento)
- H. C. Capwell Co. (Oakland)
- City of Paris Dry Goods Co. (San Francisco), became City of Paris by Liberty House. Demolished except the rotunda, now part of Neiman Marcus.
- Fedco
- Fedmart
- Fedway (Los Angeles)
- GEMCO
- Goodman's (San Francisco)
- Hale Brothers (San Francisco), merged into The Emporium under Carter, Hawley & Hale
- Gottschalks
- Gottschalks Mainline, Clearance, etc.
- Harris Department Store, absorbed by Gottschalks
- Hart's Department Store (San Jose)
- Henshey's
- Hilson's (Martinez), three locations closed 2001
- Hinshaw's (Arcadia and Whittier)
- Kahn's (Oakland)
- I. Magnin (San Francisco), converted to Macy's
- Joseph Magnin Co., closed 1984
- Liberty House (became Macy's)
- Lubin's (Sacramento), merged with Weinstock's
- May Company (Los Angeles), converted to Robinson-May, then Macy's
- Mervyns
- Nash's (Los Angeles)
- Prager's (San Francisco)
- J.W. Robinson (Los Angeles), converted to Robinson-May, then Macy's
- O'Connor, Moffat & Co., purchased by Macy's 1945, name changed to Macy's 1947
- Rhodes (Sacramento and Central Valley), became Liberty House
- Rosenberg's (Santa Rosa), located on Third Street; now a Barnes and Noble
- Sage's Market (San Bernardino)
- Unimart (Los Angeles, San Diego), locations variously became Two-Guys, Gemco, FedMart
- Weinstein's (San Francisco)
- Weinstock's (Sacramento) AKA Weinstock/Lubin
- The White House (San Francisco)
- White Front
- Whole World Access (Berkeley)
- Zody's (Los Angeles)
Colorado
- Broadway Department Store (Denver)
- Crews - Beggs (Pueblo)
- The Denver Dry Goods Company, locations throughout the Front Range & Denver Metro
- Everybody's Store (Pueblo)
- The Golden Eagle (Denver)
- Hibbard and Company (Colorado Springs)
- Joslins (Denver)
- A.T. Lewis (Denver)
- Neusteters (Denver)
- Pueblo Store Co.
- Wellsworth Department Store (Julesburg)
Connecticut
- Ames Department Stores Inc. (Rocky Hill)
- Arlan's Department Store (Waterbury)
- D&L (Davidson & Leventhal) (New Britain)
- Caldor (Norwalk)
- D.W. Rogers Co (Greenwich)
- The Edw. Malley Co., formerly the largest downtown department store in Downtown New Haven
- Fairfield Store (Fairfield), closed 1996
- G. Fox & Co. (Hartford), merged into Filene's, converted to Macy's 2006
- Grant's (central CT)
- Howland's Department Store (Bridgeport), merged into Steinbach of New Jersey
- Howland Hughe's Company (Waterbury), now operating as the Connecticut Store on Bank Street
- Jenung's Department Store (Danbury), became Howland's some time in the late 1970s
- Kamen's (Glastonbury)
- Luettgen's Ltd. (Hartford), 2-floor main anchor at Hartford Civic Center Mall, owned by Aetna Life and Casualty, created because Filene's would not located in downtown Hartford
- Marlow's Department Store (Main St., Manchester), closed 2003
- Raphael's Department Store (New Britain), branch store at the Bristol Centre Mall
- Read's Department Stores (D.M. Read) (Bridgeport), merged into Jordan Marsh
- Sage-Allen (Hartford)
- Seapark's Department Store (East Hartford)
- Shartenberg’s Department Store (1915-1962), Downtown New Haven. Razed in 1964 as part of Mayor Richard C. Lee's redevelopment plans.
- Skydel's (Bridgeport)
DELAWARE
- Nichols
- Hoy`s $.5 and $.10
- Braunsteins
- Strawbridges and Clothier
- Bradleys
- Montgomery Ward
District of Columbia
- Garfinckel's
- Hecht's, converted to Macy's 2006
- Jelleff's
- S. Kann Sons Co.
- Lansburgh's
- Raleigh Haberdasher, operated originally as a haberdasher; expanded in later years to family fashions
- Woodward & Lothrop, bankrupt and closed 1995 after briefly acquiring and operating John Wanamaker & Company (Philadelphia)
Florida
- Burdines (Miami)
- Cohen Brothers (Jacksonville), purchased by May in 1959; renamed May-Cohen
- Furchgott's (Jacksonville)
- Ivey's (Jacksonville), purchased by Dillard's in 1990
- Jordan Marsh (Miami)
- Maas Brothers (Tampa)
- May-Cohen (Jacksonville)
- Parisian (Jacksonville)
- Richards (Miami)
- Robinsons of Florida (St. Petersburg)
Idaho
- Blocks (Idaho Falls and region)
- Davids (Moscow)
- Idaho Department Store (southern Idaho)
Illinois
- Ackemann's (Elgin), three-store chain; main store downtown Elgin, branch store downtown Woodstock, furniture gallery Crystal Lake. Chain closed downtown Woodstock store and then sold furniture exclusively until closing in the mid-1990s.
- Block & Kuhl (Peoria), acquired by parent company of Carson Pirie Scott, which was later acquired by P.A. Bergner & Company (also established in Peoria, now Bergner's, a division of Bon-Ton Stores)
- Bressmer's (John Bressmer and Company) (Springfield), purchased by L. S. Ayres (Indianapolis) in 1958, downtown store closed in 1980
- Community (greater Chicago)
- Gately's People's Store
- Goldblatt's (Chicago), some stores acquired by Ames Department Stores Inc.
- K's Merchandise Mart (Decatur)
- Henry C. Lytton & Co. (Chicago, with branch in Gary, Indiana)
- Linn & Scruggs (Decatur)
- Madigan's
- MainStreet Chicago, acquired by Kohl's in 1988
- Marshall Field & Company (Chicago), converted to Macy's September 2006 despite local protest
- Maurice L. Rothschild's
- Montgomery Ward, first mail order store. Founded in 1872, Montgomery Ward pioneered mail-order catalog retailing and opened its first retail store in 1926. A bankruptcy reorganization in 1999 failed to turn the chain around. Closed 2001. Still exists as a catalog/internet/mail order retailer.
- Morris' (Chicago)
- Myers Brothers (Springfield), relocated from downtown to White Oaks Mall in 1977, and acquired by Bergner's of Peoria the following year
- Shopper's World (Chicago), acquired by Community Discount
- Joseph Spiess Company (Elgin), four locations, with former downtown Elgin retail store remaining as corporate office and warehouse. Closed all locations by 1996.
- Chas. A. Stevens (Chicago)
- The Fair (Chicago and suburbs), acquired by Montgomery Ward in 1958
- Turn Style (Melrose Park), created by The Jewel Companies, Inc., sold to Venture Stores in 1978
- Thrun's Department Store (Chicago), converted to women's clothing only approximately 1973. Opening of Ford City Mall was the beginning of the end.
- Venture
- Charles V. Weise Company, also known simply as Weise's, a Rockford-based department store. Acquired by P.A. Bergner & Company in 1954, but remained an autonomous division until 1982 when all Chas. V. Weise and Bergner-Weise locations were renamed Bergner's.
- Wieboldt's (Chicago)
Indiana
- Ayr-Way (Indianapolis, statewide), originally a division of L. S. Ayres, subsequently acquired by Target
- Ball Stores (Muncie)
- William H. Block Co. (Indianapolis, central Indiana)
- Danner's (Indianapolis, statewide), several locations also known as 3D Discount
- DeJong's (Evansville)
- Frank's Dry Goods (Fort Wayne)
- Gordon's (Gary)
- Heck's (Fort Wayne)
- K&S Department Store (Kokomo)
- George H. Knollenberg Co. (Richmond)
- Edward C. Minas Co. (Hammond), also had a branch store in Calumet City, Illinois at River Oaks Center
- King's (Fort Wayne)
- L. S. Ayres (Indianapolis, 6 stores, and statewide)
- Levine's Boston Stores (La Porte and Crown Point)
- Loeb's Department Store (Lafayette)
- Maddy's (Middletown)
- McNaughton's (Muncie)
- Meis (Terre Haute), acquired by Elder-Beerman in 1987
- Mr. Wiggs (Fort Wayne)
- Robertson's Department Store (South Bend and Elkhart)
- Rody's (Greenfield and Knightstown)
- Root Dry Goods Co. (Terre Haute)
- L. Strauss & Co. (Indianapolis)
- Stillman's (Fort Wayne, downtown and Southgate), formerly The Grand Leader
- The Giant Store (Anderson)
- Thieme & Schuessler (Lafayette)
- The Wicks Co. (Bloomington)
- H. P. Wasson and Company (Indianapolis)
- Weiler's Banner-Fair Incorporated (Anderson, Portland and Hartford City)
- Wolf & Dessauer (Fort Wayne, downtown and Southtown, and Huntington), purchased from City Store Company by L. S. Ayres (Indianapolis) in 1969 and rebranded as Ayres
- Ziesel's (Elkhart)
Iowa
- Armstrong's (Cedar Rapids and Dubuque (Kennedy Mall))
- Harris-Emery (Des Moines)
- James Black Co. A.K.A. Black's (Waterloo)
- Killian's (Cedar Rapids)
- Newman's (Cedar Rapids)
- Oransky's (Des Moines)
- Sanford's (Cedar Rapids)
Kentucky
- J. Bacon's & Sons "Bacon's" (Louisville), division of Mercantile Stores Company. All locations merged into sister division McAlpin's (Cincinnati) 1980s, select locations converted to Dillard's 1998 with Dillard purchase of Mercantile.
- Ben Synder's (Louisville)
- The Denton Co. (Lexington)
- Kaufman-Straus (Louisville), changed to Kaufman's (1960), purchased from City Store Company by L. S. Ayres (Indianapolis) in 1969 and rebranded as Ayres
- Levy Brothers (Louisville) 1861-1987
- Parson's (Ashland), furniture department continues to operate as standalone business circa 2009
- Mitchell, Baker & Smith (Lexington)
- Purcell's (Lexington)
- H. P. Selman & Co. or Selman's (Louisville), purchased by Weiss Brothers (1961), name changed to Gus Mayer (1970)
- S.W. Anderson's (Owensboro)
- Stewart Dry Goods (Louisville and Lexington), division of Associated Dry Goods. Merged into L. S. Ayres (Indianapolis) along with H & S Pogue Company (Cincinnati) in early 1980s, then Macy's 2006.
- Wolfe-Wile Co. (Lexington)
Louisiana
- Abdalla's (Lafayette), last store closed in 2005
- Godchaux's (New Orleans), on Canal Street; closed in 1986
- Goudchaux's (Baton Rouge), purchased Maison Blanche in 1980s, converted to that nameplate exclusively soon after
- D. H. Holmes (New Orleans), purchased by Dillard's in 1989
- Krauss, 1903 - 1997
- Krause & Company (New Orleans), unit of Mercantile Stores Co. Select locations converted to Dillard's 1998.
- Maison Blanche (New Orleans), last operated under that name by Mercantile Stores Co. Remaining Maison Blanche stores converted to Dillard's in 1998.
- Muller's (Lake Charles), closed in 1986
- Selber Bros. (Shreveport), purchased by and converted to Dillard's in 1988
- Weiss & Goldring (Alexandria), main store closed in 2005, now operates as a 5,000-square-foot (460 m2) men's store
- The White House (Lake Charles), Beaumont, Texas-based department store, closed in the early 1990s
Maine
- Arlan's Department Store (Portland)
- Berman's (Eastport)
- Freeses (Bangor), affiliated with Almy, Bigelow & Washburn (Almy's Stores), Salem, Massachusetts
- Giant (Brunswick)
- Grand City Variety (Brunswick)
- Grants Department Store (Biddeford, Rockland, Portland, Brunswick)
- Kresge (Lewiston)
- Mammoth Mart (Biddeford, Scarborough)
- McLellan's (Westbrook)
- J.J. Newberry (Norway)
- Porteous, Mitchell & Braun (Congress St, Portland), branch locations in Auburn, Bangor, Brunswick, Presque Isle, South Portland, Newington, New Hampshire and Burlington, Vermont
- Rines Bros. (Portland)
- W.F. Senter (Brunswick), now called Senter Place
Maryland
- Acme (Dundalk, Baltimore)
- Bradleys (Dundalk, Baltimore)
- Braeger Gutman's (Baltimore)
- Braeger (Baltimore) merged with Gutmans, became Braeger Gutman's
- Gutman's (Baltimore) merged with Braeger, became Braeger Gutman's
- Cooks (Dundalk, Baltimore)
- Epstein's (Baltimore), started on Eastern Ave. and spread to the suburbs
- Eyerly's (Hagerstown and Frederick), bought by Bon-Ton in 1946 and changed name to Bon-Ton in the mid- to late-1970s
- Garfinckel's (Washington, D.C., and Maryland suburbs)
- Hecht's (Washington, DC, Baltimore, and Maryland suburbs), converted to Macy's 2006
- Hochschild Kohn's (Baltimore and Maryland suburbs)
- Hutzler's (Baltimore and Maryland suburbs)
- S. Klein Beltway Plaza, Greenbelt
- Lazarus (Cumberland)
- Peskins (Cumberland)
- Stewart's (Baltimore and Maryland suburbs)
- Sunny's Surplus (Dundalk, Baltimore)
Massachusetts
- Albert Steiger's (Springfield), sold to May Co, 1996
- Almy, Bigelow & Washburn (Almy's Stores) (flagship store in Salem)
- Arlan's Department Store (New Bedford)
- Bailey's (Holyoke)
- Barnard, Summer & Putnam Co. (Worcester)
- The Bon Marche (Lowell), later merged into Jordan Marsh
- Boston Store (North Adams) ,owned by Forbes & Wallace; later became England Bros.
- Bradlees (Boston)
- Corcoran's (Cambridge)
- Denholm & McKay (Worcester), two branches at one time
- Gilchrist's (Boston)
- Grover Cronin (Waltham)
- Edgar's (Brockton and Fall River), affiliated with Almy's Stores
- England Brothers (Pittsfield), closed 1988
- Filene's (Boston), converted to Macy's 2006
- Forbes & Wallace (Springfield)
- Jordan Marsh (Boston)
- Kennedy's (Boston)
- King's Department Stores Inc. (Brockton)
- London's (Attleboro)
- Mammoth Mart (flagship store in Framingham)
- Mars' Bargainland (New Bedford)
- McCollum's (Northampton), owned by Forbes and Wallace
- R.A. McWhirr (Fall River)
- Michell & Co. (Haverhill)
- Parke Snow Inc. (Fitchburg)
- A. G. Pollard's & Sons (Lowell)
- H.W. Pray Co. (Newburyport)
- Raymonds Department Stores (Boston)
- Rich's Department Stores (Greenfield)
- T.W. Roger's Co (Lynn)
- The Shepard Co Boston
- SPAGS (Shrewsbury), 1936-2004, sold to Building 19
- Star Store (New Bedford and Fairhaven), affiliated with Almy's Stores
- R.H. Stearns Co. (Boston)
- Sutherland's (Lawrence), with a branch in Newington, New Hampshire
- System Co (Lynn)
- R.H. Whites (Boston, Leominster, Worcester),Worcester location owned by Almy's stores just before closing
- William A. Allen Co. (Leominster), one branch remaining out of four
- Zayre (Framingham)
Michigan
- Arlans Department Store (Detroit: 8 Mile Road and Telegraph N.E. Corner)
- Colonial (Detroit)
- Crowley's (Detroit)
- The Fair (Lansing, Flint)
- Federal (Detroit)
- Gilmore Brothers (Kalamazoo)
- Herpolsheimer's (Grand Rapids, Muskegon), sold to Lazarus in 1988
- Himelhoch Brothers & Company (Detroit)
- Houseman's (Grand Rapids)
- Hudson's (Detroit), converted to Marshall Field & Company, then Macy's 2006
- Jacobson's (Jackson), independent regional luxury department store chain located primarily in Michigan and Florida, but also had stores in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, and Kansas. The last store closed its doors in early 2002.
- J.W. Knapp's (Lansing), also included Smith Bridgman's of Flint
- Kresge's and S.S. Kresge's (Michigan), former owners of K-Mart, frequently credited with invention of the modern discount department store with start of K-Mart in 1960. Last stores closed early 1980s. Stores included lunch counters and fountain service as well as full department stores.
- May's of Michigan (Grand Rapids)
- Milliken's (Traverse City)
- Miracle Mart (Detroit: 8 Mile Road)
- People's Outfitting Company (Detroit)
- Robinson's (Battle Creek)
- Rogers Department Store (Grand Rapids)
- Steketee's (Grand Rapids)
- Winkelman's (Detroit)
- Wurzburg's (Grand Rapids)
Minnesota
- H. Choate & Co. (Winona), est. 1861
- Dayton Company (Minneapolis), converted to Marshall Field & Company, then Macy's 2006
- Donaldson's
- Dueber's Inc. (Waconia)
- Field Schlick Co. (St. Paul)
- Golden Rule
- C.F. Massey Co (Rochester)
- Ochs (Faribault)
- Powers Dry Goods (Minneapolis), division of Associated Dry Goods
- Salkin & Linoff (Minneapolis)
- Schuneman & Evans (Saint Paul)
- Van Arsdell's
- Young Quinlan (Minneapolis)
Mississippi
- Egger's Department Store (Columbus)
- Kennington's, purchased by McRae's
- The Lampton Co (Columbia)
- McRae's (Jackson), Belk in 2006
- W.E. Walker Stores (Jackson)
Missouri
- Emery, Bird, Thayer, and Company (Kansas City)
- Famous-Barr (St. Louis), absorbed by May Department Stores early 1990s, sold to Macy's chain 2006
- Grand Pa's (formally known as Grandpa Pigeon's), closed in 1999
- Heer's (Springfield), established in 1869, closed in 1995
- The Jones Store (Kansas City), absorbed by May Department Stores 1998, sold to Macy's chain 2006
- Newman's (Joplin), acquired by parent company of Heer's of Springfield, Mo. in early 1980s, closed in 1995
- Scruggs Vandervoort & Barney (St. Louis), closed in 1967
- Stix, Baer, Fuller (St. Louis), acquired by Dillard's in 1983
- Townsend Wyatt & Wall (St. Joseph)
- Venture Stores (St. Louis)
Montana
- Buttrey's (Havre)
- Hart-Albin Co. (Billings)
- Hennessy's
- Kalispell Mercantile (Kalispell), founded 1887, closed 1980s
- JM McDonald's (Montana, Wyoming, others)
- The Paris (Great Falls)
Nebraska
- J. L. Brandeis and Sons Store (Omaha), acquired by Younkers in 1987
- Gold's of Nebraska (Lincoln), acquired by J. L. Brandeis and Sons Store in 1964. Building now Gold's Galleria office/retail complex.
- JM McDonald's (Hastings), eventually grew to a chain of 82 stores
- Miller & Paine (Lincoln and Grand Island), acquired by Dillard's in late 1980s
New Hampshire
- The Lynch Corp (Manchester)
- Speare Dry Goods (Nashua)
- Ward's Department Store (Hanover)
New Jersey
- Alexanders (Paramus)
- Atlantic Department Store (Trenton), known by the South Trenton locals as Atlantic Mills
- Bamberger's (Newark and other NJ locations), division of R.H. Macy, most former locations operating as of 2009 as Macy's
- Chase-Newark (Newark and 2 branches)
- S. P. Dunham's (Trenton & environs)
- M. Epstein (Morristown), 3 locations
- J.M. Fields
- Georke's (Elizabeth), absorbed by Steinbach
- W. T. Grant
- Hahne and Company (Newark and statewide), New Jersey's carriage trade store merged into sister division Lord & Taylor, which as of 2009 operates almost all former Hahne's locations.
- Jamesway
- E.J. Korvette (North Brunswick)
- Kresge-Newark (Newark and 2 branches)
- Levy's (Elizabeth and other NJ locations)
- Meyer Brothers (Paterson & Wayne)
- Miller Wohl Co (Secaucus)
- Mr. Big
- Muir's Department Store
- Nevius-Voorhees (HQ in Trenton?, a store in New Brunswick)
- Quackenbush (Paterson), absorbed by Stern's
- Reynolds Brothers (Lakewood)
- Sealfons (Summit, Ridgewood, Wayne, Caldwell, Red Bank, Princeton, Shrewsbury)
- Steinbach (New Jersey locations)
- Tepper's Department Store (Plainfield)
- J.M. Towne & Co.
- Two Guys (also known as Two Guys from Harrison)
- Unishops Inc (Jersey City)
- Valley Fair Corp (Little Ferry and two other locations)
- P.J. Young's (New Brunswick)
New York
- Abrahamson-Bigelow Co (Jamestown)
- Abrahams Bros. (New York City)
- Abraham & Straus (Brooklyn)
- J. N. Adam & Co. (Buffalo)
- The Addis Company, merged with Dey Brothers (Syracuse)
- AM&A's (Adam, Meldrum, & Anderson Company, Buffalo), purchased by "The Bon-Ton" of York, Pennsylvania in 1994
- A.T. Stewart's (Manhattan), purchased by Wanamaker's of Pennsylvania
- Almart Stores (New York City)
- Arnold Constable (Fifth Avenue, New York City)
- Atlantic Department Stores (New York City)
- Alexander's (New York metropolitan area), declared bankruptcy in 1992
- B. Altman and Company (New York City)
- Barkers (multiple locations)
- L.L. Berger (Buffalo), last store, in downtown Buffalo, closed in 1991
- Best & Co. (New York), closed in the 1960s
- Bigelow's (Jamestown)
- Bonwit Teller (New York City, Boston, and upstate New York)
- Bresee's (Oneonta), founded 1899
- Britt's (Vestal)
- Burt's (Endicott)
- Chappell's (Syracuse), merged into "The Bon-Ton" of York, PA in the 1990s
- De Pinna on 5th Avenue, Manhattan
- Dey Brothers (Dey's, Syracuse)
- Edson's, in the Hotel Syracuse
- Family Bargain Center (regional), founded 1956 in Utica
- J.M. Fields
- B. Forman Co. (Rochester)
- Fowler, Dick & Walker - The Boston Store (Binghamton), now Boscov's
- Gertz's Department Stores (Queens, Nassau and Suffolk counties), owned by Allied Stores; closed in 1982 and changed to Stern's then Macy's
- Gimbels (Manhattan) The rivalry of Macy's and Gimbels is immortalized in Miracle on 34th Street; Benard Gimbel the owner of Gimbels along with Horace Saks founded Saks Fifth Avenue.
- Gold Circle (multiple locations)
- Grand Way (Albany, Binghamton, Plattsburgh)
- Hens and Kelly (Buffalo)
- Hills (Buffalo area?)
- Jenss (Buffalo), closed their last location on 15 September 2000
- Joy department stores (Glens Falls and Rensselaer)
- KBC/Kamino Bargain Center (Fulton), started by retired founder of Family Bargain Center
- E. J. Korvette (New York City), closed 1980
- Lamstons (Manhattan)
- Luckey, Platt & Company Department Store (Poughkeepsie)
- MacDonald's, located in the Hotel Syracuse, with a second location in Palm Beach, Florida
- Martin's (Brooklyn)
- J.W. Mays (Downstate New York), closed 1989, now leases old store locations
- McCurdy & Company (Rochester, Midtown Plaza)
- McLean's (Binghamton)
- John G. Myers (Albany)
- Moskin's Credit Clothing
- Ohrbach's, liquidated in 1987 and acquired by Howland-Steinbach
- Robbins (New York City), closed 1999
- Sattler's (Buffalo)
- Sibley's (Sibley, Lindsey, & Curr) (Syracuse), unit of Associated Dry Goods later merged into Berger's (Buffalo) and then select locations converted to Lord & Taylor
- Sisson's (Binghamton)
- Stars (Vestal)
- Sullivan's (Liberty and Middletown)
- Times Square Stores, discount department chain mostly focused on Long Island
- Twin Fair (multiple locations)
- Wallace's (Schenectady, Poughkeepsie and Kingston), owned by Forbes & Wallace, Springfield, Massachusetts
- Weston's (Vestal)
North Dakota
- De Lendrecie's (Fargo)
- The Fair (Minot)
- Fauchald's (Minot)
- Herbst (Fargo)
- A.W. Lucas (Bismarck)
- Ontario Store (Grand Forks)
- The Store Without a Name (Fargo)
Ohio
- Best
- Bragdon's (Portsmouth)
- Cook's
- Donenfeld's (Dayton)
- Edward Wren Co. (Springfield), merged with & rebranded as William H. Block Co. (Indianapolis), closed 1987
- Gold Circle
- Goldman's (Dayton)
- Giant Store (Ashland)
- Gregg's (Lima)
- Halle Brothers Co. (Cleveland), division of Marshall Field & Company, sold 1981, closed 1982-83
- Hart's
- Hawks Department Store (Bryan)
- Heck's
- Higbee's (Cleveland), converted to Dillard's
- Hills Department Stores
- Lamson Brothers (Toledo), bankrupt, 1976.
- LaSalle & Koch (Toledo), bought by R.H. Macy in 1923; operated under the LaSalle's name until 1982, when Macy consolidated LaSalle's with another division, Macy's Missouri-Kansas, to form Macy's Midwest. Macy sold the Ohio stores to Elder-Beerman of Dayton, Ohio in 1985, still operating under that nameplate as of 2009.
- Lazarus (Columbus), a founding division of Federated Stores, name change briefly to Lazarus-Macy's and then Macy's in 2005. Operating under that name as of 2009.
- Leader Store (Lima), converted to Elder-Beerman, still operating as of 2009
- The Lion Dry Goods Co. (Toledo), known locally as The Lion Store. Some locations survive as of 2009 with the Dillard's name, following their 1998 purchase of Lion's previous owner, Mercantile Stores Co.
- Mabley & Carew (Cincinnati), unit of Allied Department Stores
- Marting Brothers (Portsmouth), founded 1872, closed 2003 as Ohio's last locally owned major department store (100,000+ sq ft)
- May Company (Cleveland), merger into May's Kaufmann's (Pittsburgh) division and converted to Macy's 2006
- McAlpin's (Cincinnati), unit of Mercantile Stores Co. Select locations operating as Dillard's as of 2009.
- Mr. Wiggs
- Murphy's Mart
- NBC Stores (Norwalk & Bellevue)
- O'Neil's Department Store (Akron), merged into May Company Cleveland, then May's Kaufmann's (Pittsburgh) division, converted to Macy's in 2006
- Ontario's (Columbus)
- H & S Pogue Co. (Cincinnati), division of Associated Dry Goods. Merged into sister division L. S. Ayres (Indianapolis) in early 1980s, which was converted to Macy's in 2006.
- Polsky's (Akron)
- Rike Kumler Co. (Dayton), division of Federated Department Stores. Briefly merged into sister division John W. Shillito Company (Cincinnati) in early 1980s as Shillito-Rike's.
- Rink's
- John Shillito Company (Cincinnati), division of Federated Department Stores. Briefly merged into sister division Rike-Kumler Company (Dayton) in early 1980s as Shillito-Rike's, and then with sister division F&R Lazarus (Columbus). Select locations converted to Macy's 2006.
- Sterling & Welch (Cleveland)
- Stern and Mann (Canton)
- Strouss (Youngstown), division of May Department Stores, merged into May Company Cleveland, then May's Kaufmann's (Pittsburgh) division, converted to Macy's 2006.
- Tiedtke's (Toledo)
- Uhlman's (Bowling Green, also known as F.W. Uhlman in Ohio, Illinois, Indiana and Michigan
- Uncle Bill's
- Union Company (Columbus), purchased by Cleveland-based Halle Brothers in early 1980s
- Value City
Oklahoma
- John A. Brown (Oklahoma City), was part of Dayton Hudson; absorbed by Dillard's
- Frougs (Tulsa)
- Katz (Stillwater)
- Kerr's (Oklahoma City)
- Rothschild's (Oklahoma City)
- Scott-Halliburton (later Gloyd-Halliburton, McEwen-Halliburton, finally simply Halliburton's) (Oklahoma City)
- Vandever's (Tulsa, Bartlesville)
Oregon
- C.J. Breier Co., a department store chain of about 56 located in Oregon, Washington and Idaho
- Lipmans (was part of Dayton Hudson)
- Olds, Wortman & King (Portland)
- Troutman's Emporium
Pennsylvania
- Armstrong - Collier Inc. (Oil City)
- Big N (1960s)
- Bloom Brothers Department Stores (Chambersburg, Waynesboro, Dry Run, and Burnt Cabins; also Baltimore, Maryland), 1897-1944
- Boggs and Buhl (Pittsburgh), closed in 1958 from the mid 1800s
- Boston Store (Erie)
- Britt's Department Store (Allentown)
- Carlisle's
- Conn Brothers (Chambersburg, Mercersburg, and Dry Run), 1897-1932
- Cox's (McKeesport), 1955-1983
- Danks & Co. (Lewistown, State College, Bellefonte, Clarion, Indiana)
- E.J. Korvette's (Philadelphia area)
- Fisher's Big Wheel
- Fowler, Dick & Walker, The Boston Store (downtown Wilkes-Barre), converted to Boscovs
- Frank & Seder's (Pittsburgh)
- Gaylord's
- Gee Bee Department Stores
- The Globe Store (Scranton), closed in 1986[1]
- Glosser Brothers
- Hess's (Allentown), closed in mid-1990s
- Hills Department Stores
- Horne's (Pittsburgh)
- Isaac Longs (Wilkes-Barre)
- J.E. Tobacco
- J.M. Fields
- Jetco
- Kaufmann's (Pittsburgh), converted to Macy's 2006
- Kress (Nanticoke)
- Laneco (Easton)
- Lit Brothers (Philadelphia), closed in 1977.
- L. L. Stearns & Sons Department Store (Williamsport), closed late 1970s or early 1980s, assets sold 1986
- Laubach's (Easton), sold to Allied Stores in 1947, replaced by Pomeroy's then closed
- Lazarus Bros. (Wilkes-Barre) destroyed by 1972 flood
- Leh's (Allentown)
- Metzler's (Uniontown)
- Nichols'
- Penn Traffic
- Orr's (Bethlehem)
- PT
- Pomeroy's (Harrisburg, Wilkes-Barre, Reading, and Philadelphia area)
- Rosenbaum's (Pittsburgh)
- Ruggle's (Towanda)
- Service Merchandise
- Snellenburg's (Philadelphia area)
- Strawbridge & Clothier (Philadelphia), converted to Macy's 2006
- Swanson's (Titusville)
- Troutman's, a division of Allied Stores (flagship location in downtown Greensburg; also locations in Butler, Connellsville, Latrobe, Washington, New Castle
- John Wanamaker's (Philadelphia), sold to Carter Hawley Hale 1970s, then Washington DC-based Woodward & Lothrop; sold to May Company in 1995 which briefly operated stores as Hecht's before converting downtown flagship to Lord & Taylor and most suburban locations to Strawbridge's; converted to Macy's 2006
- Zollinger-Harned Co. (Allentown)
Rhode Island
- Apex (flagship in Pawtucket)
- Cherry & Webb (Providence)
- William Levy's Dry Goods (Newport)
- McCarthy Dry Goods (Woonsocket)
- The Outlet Company (Providence)
- Peerless Department Store (Providence)
- The Shepard Co. (Providence)
Tennessee
- Bry's (Memphis), sold to the parent company of Lowenstein's in 1956 before going out of business[2]
- Cain-Sloan (Nashville)
- Castner-Knott (Nashville), division of Mercantile Stores Company
- Gerber's (Memphis), closed in 1975[2]
- Goldsmith's (Memphis), converted to Macy's
- Harvey's (Nashville)
- Julius Lewis (Memphis)
- Levy's (Memphis), converted to Gus Mayer
- Loveman's (Chattanooga)
- Lowenstein's (Memphis), absorbed by Dillard's
- Miller's of Tennessee, eastern Tennessee
- Proffitt's (Alcoa), converted to Belk stores in 2006
- Shainberg's (Memphis)
- Wolfe Brothers (Memphis)
Texas
- Barkers (San Antonio)
- Ben F. Smith's (Texarkana), partially destroyed by top floor night club fire; now a mixed-use development
- Cobb's (Lubbock)
- Cox's (Waco)
- Cox's (Fort Worth) merged with W. C. Stripling & Sons
- Dryden's (Port Arthur)
- Dunlap's (Lubbock and many other West Texas/ New Mexico locations), closed 2007
- Eibands (Galveston)
- Everybody's (Fort Worth), owned by Leonard Bros.
- The Fair (Galveston)
- The Fair Stores (Fort Worth and Arlington)
- Foley Brothers (Houston), division of May Company, converted to Macy's 2006
- Frost Bros. (San Antonio)
- Gemco (Houston)
- Goldstein - Migel (Waco)
- Hemphill-Wells (Lubbock)
- Joske's (San Antonio) (absorbed by Dillard's)
- Leonard Brothers (Fort Worth, Arlington, Hurst, Irving), acquired by Tandy Corp. 1970's, later Dillard's
- Levenson & Rosenberg (El Paso)
- Levy's (Galveston)
- Lichtenstein's (Corpus Christi)
- Meacham's (Fort Worth), competed with Neiman Marcus, acquired by Tandy Corp in 1970s
- Minter's (Abilene)
- Monnig's (Fort Worth)
- Nathan's (Galveston)
- The Popular Dry Goods Company (El Paso), purchased by Dillard's in 1995
- Sage Department Store and Grocery (Houston)
- Sakowitz (Houston)
- Sanger-Harris (Dallas), division of Federated Dept Stores, merged into sister division Foley Brothers (Houston) early 1980s, converted to Macy's 2006
- Schwartz's (Galveston)
- Stripling & Cox (Fort Worth)
- W.C. Stripling & Sons (Fort Worth), merged with Cox's
- Thornton's (Abilene), dissolved by Thornton family in 1988 & building/land given to the city of Abilene for law enforcement center
- Watson's (Arlington, Grand Prairie, and Hurst)
- The White House (El Paso), closed in 1983
- Titche-Goettinger (Dallas area), purchased by Joske's
- Wolff & Marx (San Antonio), purchased by rival Joske's in 1965
Utah
Vermont
- Abernathy-Clarkson-Wright (Burlington)
- Economy Department Store (Rutland)
- Gaynes (Burlington)
- Grand Way (South Burlington)
- Hill's (Winooski)
- F.C. Luce Co. (Waterbury)
Virginia
- Altschul's Department Store (Norfolk)
- Ames & Brounley (Norfolk)
- H.B. Carter & Co (Warrenton)
- Fine's Men Shop (Norfolk/Hampton Roads metro area)
- Gammon's (Rural Retreat)
- Globeman Stores (Martinsville)
- S.H. Heironimus (Roanoke)
- Morton's Department Store (Arlington)
- Smith & Welton (Norfolk)
- Southern Department Stores (Petersburg)
- Miller & Rhoads (Richmond)
- Rices Nachmans, formerly the Rices and Nachmans chains (Norfolk/Hampton Roads metro area)
- Thalhimers (Richmond)
Washington
- Bell's of Burien, renamed Lamonts in 1969
- Bremer's (Bremerton), founded by Bremer, also the founder of Bremerton; closed circa 1985
- The Crescent (Spokane), a division of B.A.T.U.S
- Elvins' (Puyallup), 1908-1979
- Farrel & Eddy (Camas), in several different forms between 1902 and going out of business in 1998
- Frederick & Nelson (Seattle), division of Marshall Field & Company (Chicago)
- Gardner's (Walla Walla), estd. 1861, closed 1980
- Gov-Mart/Baza'r (Seattle), operated in Washington and Oregon, sold to K-Mart in 1973 and renamed as Payless
- House of Values (Seattle), sold to K-mart in 1973 along with Gov-Mart/Baza'r, renamed as Payless/House of Values
- Lamonts
- Lynden Department Store (Lynden), 1897-1979; building destroyed by fire in 2008
- MacDougall-Southwick (Seattle) 1874-1964, opened several stores in Puget Sound region
- Peoples (Tacoma), 7-store chain in the Puget Sound region, owned by Mercantile Stores Co.; closed in 1983
- Proffitt's (Centralia, Chehalis, Longview, Olympia), opened in 1907 by Lee Proffitt; the chain folded in 1977
- Rhodes Brothers (Tacoma), renamed Liberty House in 1974
- Rhodes of Seattle, not related to the Tacoma store; renamed Lamonts 1i 1969
- Schacht's Department Store (Burlington), from 1905 to 1940
- Valu-Mart (Seattle), renamed Leslie's in 1974, acquired by Fred Meyer in 1976
- Wahl's (Bellingham), operated in downtown from 1913 to 1972
- Wigwam Stores Inc. (based in Seattle)
- Yard Birds (Chehalis, Olympia, Shelton)
- Young's (Pasco)
West Virginia
- Anderson-Newcomb (Huntington), acquired by Stone & Thomas
- Coyle & Richardson (Charleston)
- Collins' (Charleston), opened 1937
- The Diamond (department store) (Charleston and Vienna)
- Heck's Department Store, shuttered in the early 1990s
- The Huntington Store (Huntington)
- L.A. Joe Department Store
- Levin's (Charleston), estd. 1915
- Lowndes' (Clarksburg)
- Morrison Store Co. (Clarksburg)
- Steifel's (Wheeling)
- Stone & Thomas, West Virginia's biggest department store chain; bought by Elder-Beerman in 1998
- Watts-Sartor-Lear (Clarksburg)
Wisconsin
- Doerflinger's (La Crosse), closed in the 1980s
- Gimbel's (Milwaukee), converted to Marshall Field's then one former Gimbel's location (Madison) to Macy's 2006.
- H. C. Prange Co. (Sheboygan), sold to Younkers in 1992
- Johnson-Hill (Wisconsin Rapids)
- Prange Way (De Pere), spun off in 1990 by H.C. Prange Co.; closed 1996
- Schuster's (Milwaukee), bought by Gimbels in 1962
National and regional
- Acorn Stores (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
- Ames Department Stores Inc. (based in Rocky Hill, Connecticut)
- Arlan's Department Store (Mid-Atlantic and Midwest)
- Bradlees (based in Boston, Massachusetts) (New England, Mid-Atlantic)
- Britt's Department Store (national)
- Caldor (Based in Norwalk, CT) (New England, Mid-Atlantic)
- G. E. M. Membership Department Stores (national/Ontario, Canada; also known as G.E.X. and G.E.S.)
- Jack's (operated by Penn-Daniels and based in Quincy, Illinois with locations in Illinois, Iowa, and Missouri)
- Jamesway (Mid-Atlantic)
- S. H. Kress & Co.. Puerto Rico subsidiary Tiendas Kress lives on, having survived parent company.
- Leggett (Mid-Atlantic), now part of the Belk chain
- McCrory Stores (national)
- Montgomery Ward (national - Chicago)
- P.N. Hirsch
- Schulte-United
- Steve & Barry's
- Topp's
- Two Guys (Mid-Atlantic)
- Woolco, founded by the F. W. Woolworth Company as a full-line discount department store
- Zayre (New England, Mid-Atlantic, Chicago)
References
- ^ Rutberg, Sidney (August 4, 1986). "Can John Wanamaker be turned into big money maker? (column)". Daily News Record. Retrieved 2009-02-12.
- ^ a b Sigafoos, R.A. Cotton Row to Beale Street: A business history of Memphis. Memphis State University Press, 1979.