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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 ...
Es de Velasco (High-end, department store, founded in 1939, acquired by González Padín, closed in 1995.) New York Department Stores (Founded in 1931, acquired by the Melville Corporation in 1994, most stores turned into Marshalls .) Pitusa (Discount, department store, founded in 1976, bankrupt in 2014.)
Two Guys, Inc. Two Guys is a former discount store chain founded in 1946 by brothers Herbert and Sidney Hubschman in Harrison, New Jersey, originally selling major appliances such as televisions. The chain acquired the manufacturers of the Vornado appliance brand in 1959, and spread beyond the New York City metropolitan area to more than 100 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
Caldor, Inc. was a discount department store chain founded in 1951 by husband and wife Carl and Dorothy Bennett. Referred to by many as "the Bloomingdale's of discounting," [ 1] Caldor grew from a second story "Walk-Up-&-Save" operation in Port Chester, New York, into a regional retailing giant. [ 2] Its stores were earning over $1 billion (~$2 ...