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A $500,000 (~$7.05 million in 2023) expansion of the store occurred in 1924, adding 70,000 square feet (6,500 m 2) to the original location. In 1932, the store expanded northward with the purchase of the Hudson's store at 410 Main Street. From the 1940s until its closing, the store was known locally for its elaborate Victorian Christmas windows.
99 Cents Only Stores allowed returns of up to nine items within nine days of purchase and were typically open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., although individual stores could open at 8 a.m. or close at 10 p.m. The store mottos included: "Do the 99", "Low prices are born here, and raised elsewhere", featuring a picture of a baby chick. [26]
1800s-The store was founded in 1865 in Brooklyn, New York, as Wechsler & Abraham by Joseph Wechsler and Abraham Abraham.In 1893, the Straus family (including Isidor Straus and Nathan Straus), who acquired a general partnership with Macy's department stores in 1888, bought out Joseph Wechsler's interest in Wechsler & Abraham and changed the store's name to Abraham & Straus.
The store had over 200 departments over 9 floors, and 2 basement floors. [2] There was a restaurant on the 10th floor. [2] The layout of the store changed over time but one layout of floor departments can be seen here. Bamberger's had its own Newark Public Library branch and US Post Office branch. [4]
Four years later, the store adopted the new self-service supermarket model recently pioneered by Piggly Wiggly. A second store opened later in 1914, several stores opened a year later and by 1917, the chain had 15 stores. Initially the stores sold only grocery items but soon after added meats, produce, milk, dairy, and some frozen foods.
The company said Las Vegas was a non-core market that had not been contributing to overall results, and it had not opened a new store there since 1999. One Nevada store would remain open in Gardnerville, near the California border, where Rite Aid at the time had more than 600 stores. [34] Map of Rite Aid stores as of January 2025
The 1974-1985 Logo. Stern's was a regional department store chain serving the U.S. states of New York and New Jersey. [2] The chain was in business for more than 130 years. [3]In 2001, Stern's parent company Federated Department Stores opted to retire the Stern's brand. [4]
C&A is a multinational chain of retail clothing stores that originated in the Netherlands. It now has European head offices in Vilvoorde, Belgium, and Düsseldorf, Germany. The company operates approximately 1,300 stores in Europe and approximately 300 stores in Brazil, as well as websites for online shopping. It also licenses the C&A name for ...