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The Gurdon Bill Store is located in Ledyard, Connecticut. In 1818, the land for the store was purchased by Gurdon Bill and his partner, Philip Gray. In 1819, Gray sold his interest in the store for $500. Bill operated the store until his death in 1856 and the store is believed to have made its final transaction in 1868.
A store in Newington, Connecticut was announced in February 2006 and opened in April 2007. [ 20 ] [ 21 ] The original Stew Leonard's store earned a position in the Guinness Book of World Records for having the highest dollar of sales per square foot of selling space [ 22 ] [ when? ] and for a 3,500-pound sculpture made of sharp cheddar cheese.
In 1937, the company opened as a single store in Waterbury, Connecticut. It gradually expanded to over 350 warehouse-like outlets, based in 36 states. In the mid-1950s, the Robert Hall shop launched on 2725 6th Ave. in Huntington, West Virginia. The company already had retail facilities in Portsmouth, Ohio, and Morgantown, West Virginia. [4]
Still later, by experiment, Mr. Wallace devised a new process of manufacture from steel. It made a less bulky, firmer, and a lighter base for silver plating. Also in 1871, Wallace, his sons, and sons-in-law formed a new company. The new company, Wallace Brothers, produced silver-plated flatware on a base of stainless steel.
Bradlees was named for Connecticut's Bradley International Airport, where early planning meetings were held by the store's founders. [2] The first store was opened in New London, Connecticut, on March 14, 1958. The company was acquired by grocery chain Stop & Shop in 1961, which owned the chain until 1992. After the acquisition, Stop & Shop ...
Bob's Discount Furniture is an American furniture store chain headquartered in Manchester, Connecticut.The company opened its first store in 1991 in Newington, Connecticut and is ranked 12th in sales among United States furniture stores according to Furniture Today's list of Top 100 Furniture Stores.
Edward Miller & Co. (1844–1924) was formed in Meriden, Connecticut, and is primarily known as a historical manufacturer of lamps. The company also made brass kettles and oil heaters. In 1866, the corporation was formed with capital of US$200,000. Its earlier beginning included being started by Horatio Howard.
G. Fox & Co. was a large department store that originated in Hartford, Connecticut. It was the largest privately held department store in the nation when it was sold in 1965 to the May Department Stores Company. In 1993, May Department stores phased out the G. Fox & Co. brand, converting them into the Boston-based department store Filene's.