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He and his three sons Max, Henry, and William opened a dry goods store in 1872. By 1875 they were handling both wholesale and retail lines of merchandise from Chicago. [5] Branch stores were opened in Clinton, Iowa and Geneseo, Illinois in the 1880s. The J.H.C. Petersen's Sons' Store was built in Downtown Davenport in 1892.
The Petersens are an American bluegrass family band from Branson, Missouri. Since the group's inception, they have been a regular feature on Country Music and Bluegrass television specials. [ citation needed ]
Service Merchandise was a retail chain of catalog showrooms carrying jewelry, toys, sporting goods and electronics. The company, which first began in 1934 as a five-and-dime store , was in existence for 68 years before ceasing operations in 2002.
In 1988, the J. Peterman Company published its first catalog. It offered distinctive lifestyle merchandise (including reproductions of antique clothing and clothing worn in specific films) portrayed in a distinctive way. Products were illustrated with black and white drawings, and described in a literary style, often at considerable length: [4]
Publishers Clearing House (PCH) is an American company founded in 1953 by Harold Mertz.It was originally founded as an alternative to door-to-door magazine subscription sales by offering bulk mail direct marketing of merchandise and periodicals.
K's Merchandise Mart, Inc. (usually known as simply K's Merchandise) was a catalog showroom department store based in Decatur, Illinois. [2] It offered furniture, jewelry, and general merchandise, including electronics, at 17 locations in 5 Midwestern states at the time of its closing. [1] [3]
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Ten years later, Wilson opened his first catalog showroom. By 1982, Wilson's was the third-largest catalog showroom chain in the United States. [1] At its peak, it had 80 stores in 12 states. In 1985, rival chain Service Merchandise purchased all 80 of the Wilson's stores. [2] Wilson died on February 8, 2008, at age 80. [3]