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Pamida / p ə ˈ m aɪ d ə / was a chain of department stores with more than 175 locations in 16 Midwestern and West Central U.S. states.Founded by D.J. Witherspoon and Lee Wegener in 1963, Pamida stores were generally located in smaller, rural communities that range from 3,000 to 8,000 in population.
Ames Department Stores, Inc., was an American chain of discount stores based in Rocky Hill, Connecticut, United States.The company was founded in 1958 with a store in Southbridge, Massachusetts, and at its peak operated 700 stores in 20 states, including the Northeast, Upper South, Midwest, and the District of Columbia, making it the fourth-largest discount retailer in the country.
The chain was founded in 1968 when Target founder John F. Geisse went to work for May Department Stores. [1] Under an antitrust settlement reached with the Department of Justice, May was unable to acquire any more retail chains at the time, and the department-store company needed a way to compete against the emerging discount-store chains.
Penney OpCo LLC, doing business as JCPenney and often abbreviated JCP, is an American department store chain that operates 663 stores across 49 U.S. states and Puerto Rico. [9] [10] Departments inside JCPenney stores include Men's, Women's, Boys', Girls', Baby, Bedding, Home, Fine Jewelry, Shoes, Lingerie, JCPenney Salon, JCPenney Beauty, as well as leased departments such as Seattle's Best ...
The first Clover store opened in 1971 in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. The management of Strawbridge & Clothier based their Clover store format on Dayton Hudson's Target store chain and Federated's Gold Circle Discount store. The name was taken from S&C's periodic sale days, Clover Days. The similarities to Target were evident throughout the life of ...
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