List of defunct department stores of the United States

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This is a list of defunct department stores of the United States, from small-town one-unit stores to mega-chains, which have disappeared over the past 100 years. Many closed, while others were sold or merged with other department stores.

Department stores

Discount stores

These stores closed due to changes in shopping places and patterns, and/or large debt from mergers and acquisitions.

National and regional

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

District of Columbia

Florida

Puerto Rico

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

  • Block's Department Store (Idaho Falls and region) It was a Pocatello-based department store chain that had stores in Idaho and Utah and was liquidated in 1986.[144] Not to be confused with the Indianapolis-based William H. Block Co. which was also known as "Block's".
  • Idaho Department Store (southern Idaho) Caldwell-based department store chain that was purchased by the P.N. Hirsch division of Interco in 1966 when it had 25 stores and had survived at least to the mid-1980s.[145] The chain was still a part of Interco when P.N. Hirsch was sold in 1983,[146] but there is no mention of the chain in print after that point.
  • King's Variety Store

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

8 Gorman's Department Store (Kansas City, Kansas)

  • Henry's (Wichita)
  • Joe Vaughan Men's Clothing (Kansas City, Kansas)
  • Newman's (Arkansas City)
  • Woolf Brothers (Wichita)
  • Young's Department Store (Kansas City, Kansas)

Kentucky

Louisiana

  • Beall-Ladymon (Shreveport), purchased from Horace Ladymon by Stage Stores, Inc. in 1994. Stores converted to Stage soon thereafter.
  • D. H. Holmes (New Orleans), purchased by Dillard's in 1989
  • Krauss, 1903–1997
  • Maison Blanche (New Orleans), last operated under that name by Mercantile Stores Co. Remaining Maison Blanche stores converted to Dillard's in 1998.
  • The Palace (Monroe)
  • Palais Royal (Shreveport), purchased by Wellan's of Alexandria 1985. Rebranded and later closed. Stage later revived the name after their purchase of Wellan's.
  • Selber Bros. (Shreveport), begun in 1907, purchased by and converted to Dillard's in 1988[190]

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York (state)

North Carolina

  • Brody's (Kinston), acquired by Proffitt's in 1998
  • Clarks Department Store Greensboro, North Carolina, acquired by Cooks in 1968, closed 1982
  • Ivey's (Charlotte), acquired by Dillard's in 1990
  • Sky City closed 1990

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

  • Mervyns (the chain may come back, by the Morris decisions)
  • Fred Meyer
  • ZCMI (Zions Cooperative Mercantile Institution), founded and operated by the LDS Church until purchased by May Company (1999), became Meier and Frank in 2003, some stores sold to Dillard's, others became Macy's in 2005

Vermont

Virginia

Washington (state)

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

  • Stockgrowers Mercantile Co. (Rock Springs), opened in the 1870s as Tim Kinney and Co.[435]

See also

See also

References

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