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TG&Y was a five and dime, or chain of variety stores and larger discount stores in the United States.At its peak, there were more than 900 stores in 29 states. Starting out during the Great Depression in rural areas and eventually moving into cities, TG&Y stores were firmly embedded in southern culture as modern-day general stores with a bit of everything.
Many TG&Y stores were larger than the typical 10,000 to 15,000 square foot McCrory store, and the merchandise mix was very different. The TG&Y stores were not profitable and a drain on corporate assets. McCrory converted many of the TG&Y stores to the Bargain Time brand. They were closed by the end of the decade.
F. C. Nash & Co. – Nash's (Pasadena), at one time had 5 stores in downtown locations in neighboring small cities during the 1950s and 1960s, founded in 1889 as a grocery store, became a department store in 1921, branch stores were unable to compete with larger chains opening in malls built in the late 1960s and early 1970s and had to be ...
A&P – also known as The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company; filed for bankruptcy for the second time in July 2015 and closed its last store in November 2015 [111] ABC Markets; ABCO Foods- former Arizona division of Alpha Beta spun off in 1984; stores closed by 2003; AJ Bayless- Arizona; stores sold to Bashas' in 1993
Macy's closed its store at the mall on March 19, 2017, after nearly sixty years of business under various nameplates. [19] The following year, Target also closed its Eastland store on February 3, 2018. [20] Two months later, Burlington shuttered its store at the mall in April 2018. [21] In October 2018, the mall was sold to Kohan Retail ...
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 .
The Michigan Avenue store closed in 1981, while the Tinley Park location lasted until 1994. [1] The Roseland store, which ranged from three to five stories in height, was abandoned after it closed in 1981. It was engulfed by an extra-alarm fire during the early morning hours of June 7, 2019. Demolition crews began razing the structure later ...
The Kern store in 1942. Kern's, or The Ernst Kern Dry Good Company, was a department store established in Detroit in 1883 by Ernst Kern, who was born in Germany. [1] In 1886, the original store was consumed by fire and was rebuilt at Randolph and Monroe.