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Parisian Inc. (/ p ə ˈ r iː ʒ ə n /, pə-REE-zhən [1] [2]) was an American chain of upmarket department stores founded and headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama.Competing mainly through the 1980s against Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, and Gus Mayer, Parisian underwent a series of restructurings and mergers during its 130-year history, and was taken over by Proffitt’s, Inc. in 1996.
Parisian opened its first Michigan location at the mall in August 1994. The store was part of a 150,000-square-foot (14,000 m 2) expansion that included additional mall space at the northern end. [5] Jacobson's declared bankruptcy and closed the last of its stores in 2002, with its store at Laurel Park Place replaced a year later by Von Maur.
Parisian (Birmingham), sold to Belk 2006, renamed September 2007. Five stores sold to The Bon-Ton, converted to the Carson Pirie Scott name. Pizitz (Birmingham), 13-store Alabama chain, sold to McRae's 1987, renamed later that year; Rogers Became a division of Dunlap's that closed in 2007 after sale of store chain by Rogers family.
Four Parisian stores in Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio, plus a store under construction at the time in Michigan, were sold by Belk to The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. Integrating the larger, more upscale Parisian stores proved a challenge for Belk, and spurred the creation of the company's flagship strategy. [9]
The stores in Indiana and Ohio soon became Carson Pirie Scott [8] and Elder-Beerman, respectively. The three Michigan stores continued to be positioned as Parisian until 2013, when they became Carson's stores. [9] From 2011 through 2017, the company did not post a net profit. It also had a somewhat high degree of executive turnover.
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