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Across the United States, a large number of local stores and store chains that started between the 1920s and 1950s have become defunct since the late 1960s, when many chains were either consolidated or liquidated. Some may have been lost due to mergers, while others were affected by a phenomenon of large store closings in the 2010s known as the retail apocalypse .
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 .
Major retail chains are being forced to close thousands of brick-and-mortar stores across the U.S., with a number of reasons cited for the shutdowns.
McCrory Stores or J.G. McCrory's was a chain of five and dime stores in the United States based in York, Pennsylvania. The stores typically sold shoes, clothing, housewares, fabrics, penny candy, toys, cosmetics, and often included a lunch counter or snack bar.
At the top of the list of retailers closing stores is Dollar Tree, which also owns Family Dollar. This company recently announced the closing of 620 stores. I am not surprised.
Bob’s Stores, a discount store located in northeast America, is shutting down after nearly seven decades years in business.
The F. W. Woolworth Company (often referred to as Woolworth's or simply Woolworth) was a retail company and one of the pioneers of the five-and-dime store. It was among the most successful American and international five-and-dime businesses, setting trends and creating the modern retail model that stores follow worldwide today.
Kmart was founded in 1962 and once had more than 2,000 retail outlets across America, selling a little bit of everything with product lines endorsed by celebrities such as Martha Stewart and ...