King's Department Stores Car Coaster

2.6'' × 2.6" / 1pc

$10.99

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King's Department Stores Car Coaster

$10.99

	2.6'' × 2.6"
Width, in	2.60
Height, in	2.60
Thickness, in	0.30

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Add a small reminder of American retail history to your car with this King's Department Stores car coaster. King's began in Brockton in 1956, expanded across the East, and became known to shoppers in communities including the Buffalo, New York, area. The chain's story moved from acquisitions and ambitious growth to bankruptcy in 1982, followed by Ames' 1984 purchase and the conversion of most stores. A useful choice for everyday drives, it also makes a distinctive keepsake for department-store collectors and former King's shoppers.

King's Department Stores was an Eastern United States discount-store chain that began in Brockton, Massachusetts, in 1956. The business expanded to 187 stores, including three in the Buffalo, New York, area. Its growth included acquisitions of other retail chains: Miracle Mart in 1968, Sandy's Discount Stores in 1966, Welles in 1973, and Barker's Discount Department Stores in 1980. The supplied article gives two dates for its purchase of Mammoth Mart: its narrative says 1978, while its acquisition list says 1977. In 1978, King's also proposed a merger with W.R. Grace, which was projected to add $325 million in sales revenue to Grace. The merger was called off in June that year. Economic downturn and debt associated with the Mammoth purchase preceded King's Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in 1982. In 1984, Ames Department Stores purchased the chain and converted most King's locations into Ames stores. Ames later went out of business in 2002. King's history connects regional discount retail growth, acquisitions, financial strain, bankruptcy, and the conversion of stores under a successor company.