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E. J. Korvette. E. J. Korvette, also known as Korvette’s, was an American chain of discount department stores, founded in 1948 in New York City. It was one of the first department stores to challenge the suggested retail price provisions of anti-discounting statutes. [1] Founded by World War II veteran Eugene Ferkauf and his friend, Joe ...
The former J.W. Mays store at Jamaica Avenue and 169th Street in Jamaica, Queens. J.W. Mays, Inc. is a real estate firm based in Brooklyn, New York, United States. From 1927 until 1988 the company ran a chain of discount department stores in the area surrounding New York City referred to as Mays, with stores located in three of New York City's ...
Loehmann's. Loehmann's was an American retail company which started as a single store in Brooklyn, New York and grew to a chain of off-price department stores in the United States. The chain was best known for its "Back Room", where women interested in fashion could find designer clothes at prices lower than in department stores.
Kings Plaza Shopping Center. / 40.61000°N 73.92000°W / 40.61000; -73.92000. at Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College (via B41 and Q35) Kings Plaza (officially the Kings Plaza Shopping Center) is a shopping center within the Mill Basin section of Brooklyn in New York City, New York, United States. Opened in September 1970, [1] [2] [3] it ...
The Sears Roebuck & Company Department Store is an Art Deco edifice of three stories, plus a 103-foot tower. The building is situated at the corner of Beverly Road and Beford Avenue in an L shape, with nine bays of grouped windows or entrances along Bedford and four along Beverly. Each window bay had a large display window, while the entrance ...
Wegmans, one of the top grocery stores in America, is coming to Brooklyn.. The company announced this week that it will officially open to the public in fall 2019. The Brooklyn location has been ...
There were 527 John's Bargain Stores in the Northeast and in Puerto Rico at its zenith in the mid-1960s. [2] Between 1961 and 1965 the chain earned $1,000,000 per year or more in profits each year. However, in 1966 they ran a $523,947 (~$3.76 million in 2023) loss. Shoplifting was a problem, among others. John's had an average 32% markup on its ...
Bob’s is going out of business, but not the one you may think. On July 1, Bob’s Stores, a discount clothing retailer announced it would be shuttering its locations after filing a Chapter 11 ...