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Abraham & Straus, commonly shortened to A&S, was a major New York City department store, based in Brooklyn. [3] Founded in 1865, it became part of Federated Department Stores in 1929. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Shortly after Federated's 1994 acquisition of R.H. Macy & Company , it eliminated the A&S brand. [ 6 ]
On February 20, 2009, the former flagship store complex was added to the National Register of Historic Places as the J.N. Adam-AM&A Historic District. [1] In 2015, a New York City-based development group purchased the building with the intention of converting it into a 10 floor, 300-room, Asian-themed hotel and restaurant complex. [2]
99 Cents Only Stores allowed returns of up to nine items within nine days of purchase and were typically open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., although individual stores could open at 8 a.m. or close at 10 p.m. The store mottos included: "Do the 99", "Low prices are born here, and raised elsewhere", featuring a picture of a baby chick. [26]
The 1974-1985 Logo. Stern's was a regional department store chain serving the U.S. states of New York and New Jersey. [2] The chain was in business for more than 130 years. [3]In 2001, Stern's parent company Federated Department Stores opted to retire the Stern's brand. [4]
Sales volume at the downtown Newark store was affected by the Newark civil unrest of 1967—sales space was decreased and Newark became a "value oriented" store. [2] Evening hours were eliminated downtown by 1979. [13] In 1986, all Bamberger's stores were renamed Macy's, and the Newark store operated as Macy's until it was closed in 1992. [14]
Housing construction began from Defence I and proliferated east and south towards what is today Defence VIII and then DHA CITY to the north of Karachi city in District Malir. Housing plots range from five marlas (approx. 1361 square feet) to 2 kanals (approx. 10890 square feet).
Chick-fil-A headquarters in College Park, Georgia. The chain's origin can be traced to the Dwarf Grill (now the Dwarf House), a restaurant opened by S. Truett Cathy, the chain's former chairman and CEO, in Hapeville, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta, in 1946, [15] which is near the location of the Ford Motor Company Atlanta Assembly Plant, for many years a source of many of the restaurant's patrons.
The early Fox store was famous for home delivery - by wheelbarrow. The store had grown to five floors when it burned to the ground in January 1917. [1] Moses Fox, 66 at the time, announced that work would begin immediately on an 11-story replacement structure. [2] The new flagship store was located at 960 Main Street in downtown Hartford.