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1800s-The store was founded in 1865 in Brooklyn, New York, as Wechsler & Abraham by Joseph Wechsler and Abraham Abraham.In 1893, the Straus family (including Isidor Straus and Nathan Straus), who acquired a general partnership with Macy's department stores in 1888, bought out Joseph Wechsler's interest in Wechsler & Abraham and changed the store's name to Abraham & Straus.
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]
A $500,000 (~$7.05 million in 2023) expansion of the store occurred in 1924, adding 70,000 square feet (6,500 m 2) to the original location. In 1932, the store expanded northward with the purchase of the Hudson's store at 410 Main Street. From the 1940s until its closing, the store was known locally for its elaborate Victorian Christmas windows.
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"Hills is, the low cost living, anti-inflation department store." "We're a different kind of department store- you oughta be shopping Hills! (Check us out!)" "We're a different kind of discount store, and the proof is in the price!" "Hills Department Stores - Famous for Low Prices Everyday" "Hills has the hits - LPs or Cassettes" (TV commercial ...
The May Department Stores Company was an American department store holding company, formerly headquartered in downtown St. Louis, Missouri. [1] It was founded in Leadville , Colorado, by David May in 1877, moving to St. Louis in 1905. [ 2 ]
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]