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In 1986, Federated merged its Gold Circle division with its Richway Department Stores, another Federated discount division.While the chains each continued to operate under their original names (though several Richways were converted to Gold Circles), buying and other administrative functions for both were consolidated into Gold Circle's Worthington, Ohio headquarters.
When the sale was finalized in July 2007, Golden Gate's stake in the company was 75% instead of the announced 67%. In May 2010, there was an initial public offering. On May 13, the company sold 16 million shares for $17 each, raising about $272 million. Shares had been planned to sell between $18 and $20 each.
Lazarus developed or was an early adopter of many shopping innovations such as "one low price" (no bargaining necessary, earlier implemented by the John Wanamaker Store [3]), first department store escalators in the country, first air-conditioned store in the country, and Fred Lazarus Jr. successfully lobbied President Franklin Roosevelt to ...
Zoombezi Bay (/ z uː m ˌ b iː z i ˈ b eɪ /) is a 22.7-acre (9.2 ha) water park owned by the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium near Powell, Ohio just north of Columbus. The park sits on the site of the former Wyandot Lake Adventure Park, [1] which was purchased by the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in 2006. Zoombezi Bay opened to the public on May 26 ...
Green Lawn Cemetery is an active historic private rural cemetery located in Columbus, Ohio, in the United States.Organized in 1848 and opened in 1849, the cemetery was the city's premier burying ground in the 1800s and beyond.
The Kahiki Supper Club was a Polynesian-themed restaurant in Columbus, Ohio.The supper club was one of the largest tiki-themed restaurants in the United States, and for a time, the only one in Ohio.
Background information; Origin: Columbus, Ohio, U.S.: Genres: Hard rock, classic rock: Years active: 1976–2023 [1]: Labels: FHS Records, F-N-A Records, Garddog ...
The Halle Brothers Co. (1891–1982) was considered the leading department store company in Cleveland, Ohio.Founded on 7 February 1891, by brothers Samuel Horatio Halle and Salmon Portland Chase Halle, the very first store was located at 221 Superior Avenue near the city's Public Square where the brothers had bought out a hat and furrier shop owned by T.S. Paddock.