Ayr-Way Stores Cotton Polo Shirt
S / Charcoal
$38.99
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Ayr-Way began as L. S. Ayres and Company’s move into discount retail, with its first store opening in Indianapolis on October 13, 1961. This polo shirt brings that chapter of local shopping history into everyday wear, recalling a chain that helped connect a traditional department store to a new kind of value-focused shopping. Ayr-Way grew to 40 stores before its locations reopened as Target stores in 1981. A thoughtful choice for Indianapolis history fans and collectors of changing retail names.
Ayr-Way was the discount-store subsidiary of L. S. Ayres and Company, an Indianapolis department-store business founded in 1872. Ayres developed the format in 1961 and opened the first Ayr-Way store on October 13 of that year at Thirty-eighth Street and Pendleton Pike in Indianapolis. It was among the first discount-store divisions launched by a traditional full-line department store, preceding the first Kmart and Target stores. Ayres later operated Ayr-Way locations in other cities and briefly added food stores, but sold its food business in 1970 and focused on general merchandise. Associated Dry Goods acquired Ayres in 1972. In 1976, following federal antitrust concerns, Associated Dry Goods sold Ayr-Way to Stephens Inc.; the transaction closed in early 1977. Dayton-Hudson Corporation acquired the chain in 1980, when it comprised 40 stores and a distribution center. The stores were remodeled and reopened as Target stores in 1981. Ayr-Way thus links an Indianapolis department-store enterprise to the early history of discount retailing and to a later national retail brand.
Ayr-Way began as L. S. Ayres and Company’s move into discount retail, with its first store opening in Indianapolis on October 13, 1961. This polo shirt brings that chapter of local shopping history into everyday wear, recalling a chain that helped connect a traditional department store to a new kind of value-focused shopping. Ayr-Way grew to 40 stores before its locations reopened as Target stores in 1981. A thoughtful choice for Indianapolis history fans and collectors of changing retail names.
Ayr-Way was the discount-store subsidiary of L. S. Ayres and Company, an Indianapolis department-store business founded in 1872. Ayres developed the format in 1961 and opened the first Ayr-Way store on October 13 of that year at Thirty-eighth Street and Pendleton Pike in Indianapolis. It was among the first discount-store divisions launched by a traditional full-line department store, preceding the first Kmart and Target stores. Ayres later operated Ayr-Way locations in other cities and briefly added food stores, but sold its food business in 1970 and focused on general merchandise. Associated Dry Goods acquired Ayres in 1972. In 1976, following federal antitrust concerns, Associated Dry Goods sold Ayr-Way to Stephens Inc.; the transaction closed in early 1977. Dayton-Hudson Corporation acquired the chain in 1980, when it comprised 40 stores and a distribution center. The stores were remodeled and reopened as Target stores in 1981. Ayr-Way thus links an Indianapolis department-store enterprise to the early history of discount retailing and to a later national retail brand.
Product features - Durable double-pique fabric designed for crisp embroidery - Modern classic fit with side seams and vents for better shape - Contoured welt collar and cuffs with a clean, topstitched shoulder - Soft Sport Grey option (90/10 cotton/poly) and 100% ring-spun cotton varieties - Tear-away label, dyed-to-match buttons, and finished placket for polished comfort Care instructions
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