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Timeline of former nameplates merging into Macy's. Many United States department store chains and local department stores, some with long and proud histories, went out of business or lost their identities between 1986 and 2006 as the result of a complex series of corporate mergers and acquisitions that involved Federated Department Stores and The May Department Stores Company with many stores ...
Al's Auto Supply – Chain that operated in Washington, California, Idaho, Oregon, Nevada and Alaska; purchased by CSK Auto.Founded by Abe "Al" Wexler in Everett, Washington in the late 1950s; [1] [2] sold 15 store chain to Paccar in 1987; [3] Paccar sold chain (along with Grand Auto) in 1999 to CSK Auto which eventually rebranded stores as Schucks.
South African Mausers were highly effective against the British during the Second Boer War; [16] these proved deadly at long ranges, prompting the British to design their own Mauser-inspired high-velocity cartridge and rifle. These rare Mauser carbines and rifles—especially the Model 1895—can be easily identified by the letters "OVS ...
Mitchell Gold and Bob Williams founded their business together in 1989. Over the decades, the firm evolved into a major furniture maker and seller, with its own signature retail stores and outlets ...
Porteous expanded and opened branch locations in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont.The first branch took over another store that had ceased operations. In Newington NH, Porteous opened in the Newington Mall (now The Crossings at Fox Run) in a location formerly occupied by Sutherland's, the only branch store of a Lawrence MA-based department store that ceased operations in 1976.
The Mauser M2 is a Mauser branded handgun offered in the United States. It is a self-loading, double-action only pistol initially offered in .45 ACP and later in .40 S&W and .357 SIG.
The Greenwater General Store, which has been closed since winter, has new owners. Brian Fahsholtz and his wife gave the store at 58120 state Route 410 a new name: Mt. Rainier General Store.
Mandolin Brothers was established in 1971 by Stan Jay and Harold "Hap" Kuffner. Kuffner left Mandolin Brothers in 1982. The name was chosen by the store's founders as they thought that the mandolin was not getting due recognition in the community. [6] From 1991 to 1997, Flip Scipio ran the repair department for the Mandolin Brothers. [7]