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  2. Yankee (department store) - Wikipedia

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    Yankee was an American discount department store chain begun in Flint, Michigan. Partners Joseph Megdell and Wilbert Roberts opened their first store in 1948 to sell military surplus under the name U.S. Surplus. By 1964, it had become a discount chain with 21 stores throughout southeastern Michigan, primarily around Flint.

  3. List of defunct department stores of the United States

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    Timeline of former nameplates merging into Macy's. 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 1986 and 2006 as the result of a complex series of corporate mergers and acquisitions that involved Federated Department Stores and The May Department Stores Company with many stores ...

  4. Jacob Ruppert - Wikipedia

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    Starting out in the family brewing business, Ruppert entered the 7th Regiment of the New York National Guard in 1886 at the age of 19, eventually reaching the rank of colonel. While he was the owner of the Yankees, he purchased the contract of Babe Ruth and built Yankee Stadium , reversing the franchise's fortunes and establishing it as the ...

  5. Then & Now: The 164-year history of America's oldest ...

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    Macy's got its start as America's first department store before the Civil War, and with all the ups and downs of the last 160+ years, the brand still lives on today.

  6. Category : Defunct department stores based in Michigan

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  7. Category : Defunct discount stores of the United States

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    Pages in category "Defunct discount stores of the United States" The following 102 pages are in this category, out of 102 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .

  8. Shoppers Fair - Wikipedia

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    The Shoppers Fair chain was part of two lawsuits: one in 1960 against a department store in Flint, Michigan called The Fair, [3] and another four years later against an owner of an IGA store in Fort Smith, Arkansas also called Shoppers Fair. [4] Both cases ruled in the other stores' favors. Mangel filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in March 1974.

  9. Today in history: First 'Blockbuster' store opened - AOL

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    Today's the day! You are going to Blockbuster and you are going to rent your fav movie. Nothing can go wrong. 2.) You pull up to the store and there is literally nothing that can ruin this moment ...