Channel Home Centers Kids Tee / T-Shirt
S / White
$16.99
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Share a memorable chapter of local business history with this Channel Home Centers kids tee. From its Newark lumber roots, the company grew into a multistate home-improvement retailer with a story shaped by family ownership, expansion, and a later combination with Rickel. The Channel name can prompt stories about neighborhood stores and shopping trips across generations. It is a casual choice for young history enthusiasts and families who enjoy remembering the regional brands that once served their communities.
Channel Home Centers, also known as Channel Lumber Company and Channel, was a home-improvement chain based in Whippany, New Jersey. Accounts differ on its origins: a 1975 profile traced the business to a Newark lumber operation started in 1922 by Abraham Levy and Morris Charin, while a 1990 account and company releases gave 1908 as the founding date. Louis L. Slater, Levy’s son-in-law, opened the first retail outlet in Newark in 1948. Channel had seven New Jersey locations in 1963 and 24 by late 1975. W. R. Grace and Company bought it from the Slater family in 1977. Expansion reached New York, Connecticut, and Delaware in 1978, then Maryland and Massachusetts in 1979. In 1986, executives acquired the company in a leveraged buyout that included 202 retail locations in 20 states, among them Handy City and Handy Dan stores. Channel later operated 89 outlets in nine states. It filed for Chapter 11 protection in 1991, closed stores, and emerged in March 1992. In 1994, a venture capital firm bought Channel and competitor Rickel and combined their operations under the Rickel name. Fifty-nine of Channel’s 60 stores were rebranded; the Totowa, New Jersey, store was the exception.
Channel Home Centers Kids Tee / T-Shirt
$16.99
Sale price
$16.99
Regular price
Share a memorable chapter of local business history with this Channel Home Centers kids tee. From its Newark lumber roots, the company grew into a multistate home-improvement retailer with a story shaped by family ownership, expansion, and a later combination with Rickel. The Channel name can prompt stories about neighborhood stores and shopping trips across generations. It is a casual choice for young history enthusiasts and families who enjoy remembering the regional brands that once served their communities.
Channel Home Centers, also known as Channel Lumber Company and Channel, was a home-improvement chain based in Whippany, New Jersey. Accounts differ on its origins: a 1975 profile traced the business to a Newark lumber operation started in 1922 by Abraham Levy and Morris Charin, while a 1990 account and company releases gave 1908 as the founding date. Louis L. Slater, Levy’s son-in-law, opened the first retail outlet in Newark in 1948. Channel had seven New Jersey locations in 1963 and 24 by late 1975. W. R. Grace and Company bought it from the Slater family in 1977. Expansion reached New York, Connecticut, and Delaware in 1978, then Maryland and Massachusetts in 1979. In 1986, executives acquired the company in a leveraged buyout that included 202 retail locations in 20 states, among them Handy City and Handy Dan stores. Channel later operated 89 outlets in nine states. It filed for Chapter 11 protection in 1991, closed stores, and emerged in March 1992. In 1994, a venture capital firm bought Channel and competitor Rickel and combined their operations under the Rickel name. Fifty-nine of Channel’s 60 stores were rebranded; the Totowa, New Jersey, store was the exception.
| S | M | L | XL | |
| Width, in | 15.24 | 16.26 | 17.24 | 18.23 |
| Length, in | 20.87 | 22.13 | 23.39 | 24.37 |
| Size tolerance, in | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Product features
- 100% combed ring-spun cotton (solid colors); heather blends available for softness and stretch
- Extra lightweight (4.2 oz/yd²) for breathable, all-day comfort
- Side seams and shoulder tape for shape retention and durability
- Ribbed knit collar and tear-away DTF inner neck label for comfort and fit
- Retail fit crew neckline with DTG/DTF printing on a sustainably made Bella+Canvas blank
Care instructions
- Machine wash: warm (max 40C or 105F)
- Non-chlorine: bleach as needed
- Tumble dry: low heat
- Iron, steam or dry: medium heat
- Do not dry clean