Stuarts Department Stores T-Shirt

Stuarts Department Stores T-Shirt

XS / Army
$19.99
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Stuarts Department Stores T-Shirt
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Stuarts Department Stores T-Shirt

$19.99
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GhostCorp Apparel - resurrecting iconic corporate ghosts.

Celebrate a distinctive name in New England retail history with this Stuarts Department Stores T-shirt. Founded in 1957, the chain grew across the region with a particular focus on Massachusetts, reaching 26 outlets as it invested in private-label merchandise and a sweeping store makeover. Its later financial difficulties and closure are part of the story of regional retail's changing fortunes. A meaningful apparel choice for collectors of department-store names and fans of local business history.

Stuarts Department Stores Inc. was founded in New England in 1957. By the time it incorporated in Delaware in 1983, the regional clothing and housewares retailer operated in every New England state, with its main focus in Massachusetts. During the 1980s and 1990s, the chain sought to move beyond its reputation as a reseller of leftover department-store merchandise by investing in its own label. It also spent heavily on a cosmetic overhaul of its properties, adopting a color scheme compared in the source to Bradlees. The company expanded rapidly to 26 outlets, including through its purchase of Harry's of Barre, Vermont, and built a major distribution and office complex in Franklin, Massachusetts. Corporate management instability accompanied these changes, while store-level sales and inventory processes remained manual. Stuarts filed for Chapter 11 protection in December 1990, emerged in October 1992, and filed again in May 1995. It went out of business shortly afterward. Joseph Ettore was identified as president and CEO in 1989.

XS S M L XL 2XL 3XL 4XL 5XL
Width, in 16.50 18.00 20.00 22.00 24.00 26.00 28.00 30.00 32.00
Length, in 27.00 28.00 29.00 30.00 31.00 32.00 33.00 34.00 35.00
Sleeve length, in 8.60 8.90 9.20 9.50 9.70 10.00 10.40 10.80 11.20
Size tolerance, in 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.50

Product features

- 100% Airlume combed and ring-spun cotton (lightweight 4.2 oz/yd²) for a soft, breathable feel

- Retail fit with crew neckline — neat, easy to layer

- Structural details: side seams, shoulder tape, and ribbed knit collar to retain shape

- Labeling and prints: tear-away label; DTF or DTG printing used for crisp chest and sleeve designs

- Ethically made blanks (Fair Labor Association, Platinum WRAP), REACH certified

Care instructions

- Machine wash: cold (max 30C or 90F)

- Non-chlorine: bleach as needed

- Tumble dry: low heat

- Iron, steam or dry: medium heat

- Do not dryclean



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Product information: Bella+Canvas 3001, two year warranty in the EU and Northern Ireland

Warnings, Hazard: For adults

Care instructions: Machine wash: cold (max 30C or 90F), Non-chlorine: bleach as needed, Tumble dry: low heat, Iron, steam or dry: medium heat, Do not dryclean

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