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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 1971, 20-year-old newlyweds Joseph and Rachelle Friedman started J&R as a small consumer electronics store selling stereos and television sets in a 500 square foot store front at 23 Park Row [11] [12] The couple saw it as a side project, selling TVs and stereos out of a 500 square foot store, as Rachelle studied at Polytechnic University (New York) in Brooklyn.
The New York Merchandise Mart, also known as 1 Madison Square Plaza, is a building in the Flatiron District of Manhattan, New York City, at 41 Madison Avenue at East 26th Street adjacent to Madison Square Park. [1]
That smaller size comes at a price — most Costco Business Centers don’t have pharmacies, photo services, optical or hearing centers, furniture, gas stations, clothes, toys, books, electronics ...
At its peak, the store had locations in both New York City and Los Angeles. In addition, the firm invented the big box concept where all non-clothing lines were leased by other retailers. [citation needed] Rogers Peet – New York City based men's clothing retailer established in late 1874. Among the chain's innovations: Rogers Peet showed ...
Kobacker, two locations in Buffalo, New York; closure announced on December 27, 1972. [361] No relation to Kobacker's Market, a grocery store in Brewster, New York; E.J. Korvette (New York City), closed 1980; Kresge's (multiple locations) Loehmann's, peaked at about 100 stores in 17 states, liquidated in 2014 after several bankruptcies.
Consumers Distributing purchased the 42-store Cardinal Distributors catalogue chain from Steinberg Inc. and the 70-store American chain Consumers from May Department Stores, bringing its total store count to approximately 400 in 1981. [3] During the 1980s, Consumers Distributing built a chain of toy stores called Toy City (Toyville in Quebec ...
Dutchess Mall was an enclosed shopping mall in Fishkill, New York that operated from 1974 to 2001. In 2006, the main portion of the mall was demolished and replaced with a Home Depot except for the Jamesway and Service Merchandise anchor store buildings. In August 2021, a new site for Dutchess Community College moved into the Jamesway space.