King's Department Stores Cotton Polo Shirt
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Bring a piece of Eastern retail history into your everyday rotation with this King's Department Stores cotton polo shirt. Founded in Brockton, Massachusetts, in 1956, King's grew into a 187-store discount chain with a presence in the Buffalo area. Its story includes acquisitions, years of expansion, and the 1984 transition of most locations to Ames stores. A thoughtful choice for former shoppers, regional retail-history fans, and anyone who remembers the changing landscape of American department stores.
King's Department Stores was an Eastern United States discount-store chain founded in Brockton, Massachusetts, in 1956. It grew to 187 stores, including three in the Buffalo, New York area. The company expanded through acquisitions, adding Miracle Mart in 1968, Welles in 1973, and Mammoth Mart, a bankrupt chain, in 1978. A proposed merger with W.R. Grace was called off in June 1978; the merger would have added $325 million in sales revenue to Grace. King's later acquired Barker's Discount Department Stores in 1980, while Sandy's Discount Stores was among its earlier acquisitions in 1966. Economic downturn and debt associated with the Mammoth purchase contributed to King's filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 1982. Ames Department Stores purchased the chain in 1984 and converted most King's locations into Ames stores. Ames ceased doing business in 2002, marking a later chapter in the chain's retail legacy.
King's Department Stores Cotton Polo Shirt
$38.99
Sale price
$38.99
Regular price
Bring a piece of Eastern retail history into your everyday rotation with this King's Department Stores cotton polo shirt. Founded in Brockton, Massachusetts, in 1956, King's grew into a 187-store discount chain with a presence in the Buffalo area. Its story includes acquisitions, years of expansion, and the 1984 transition of most locations to Ames stores. A thoughtful choice for former shoppers, regional retail-history fans, and anyone who remembers the changing landscape of American department stores.
King's Department Stores was an Eastern United States discount-store chain founded in Brockton, Massachusetts, in 1956. It grew to 187 stores, including three in the Buffalo, New York area. The company expanded through acquisitions, adding Miracle Mart in 1968, Welles in 1973, and Mammoth Mart, a bankrupt chain, in 1978. A proposed merger with W.R. Grace was called off in June 1978; the merger would have added $325 million in sales revenue to Grace. King's later acquired Barker's Discount Department Stores in 1980, while Sandy's Discount Stores was among its earlier acquisitions in 1966. Economic downturn and debt associated with the Mammoth purchase contributed to King's filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 1982. Ames Department Stores purchased the chain in 1984 and converted most King's locations into Ames stores. Ames ceased doing business in 2002, marking a later chapter in the chain's retail legacy.
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