List of defunct department stores of the United States

This is a list of defunct department stores of the United States, from small-town one-unit stores to mega-chains, which have disappeared over the past 100 years. Many closed, while others were sold or merged with other department stores.

Department stores

Discount stores

These stores closed due to changes in shopping places and patterns, and/or large debt from mergers and acquisitions.

National and regional

99¢ Only Stores
Acorn Stores
Ames Department Stores Inc.
Arlan's Department Store
Ayr-Way Was discount chain of L.S. Ayres & Co. that eventually became Target Stores.
L.S. Ayres Was eventually sold to May Department Stores and finally became Macy's.
Bargain Hunt On January 31, 2025, Bargain Hunt's parent company, Essex Technology Group, warned that they were preparing to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as soon as the following week. On February 1, 2025, after it was reported that the company shut its only distribution center, Bargain Hunt announced that they would be closing all 91 stores, with liquidation sales beginning shortly after. Bargain Hunt filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on February 3, 2025, listing assets between $50 million to $100 million and liabilities between $100 million to $500 million. Up to 300+ employees lost their jobs after Bargain Hunt closed. The stores closed in March 2025.
Bob's Stores, 24 stores,
The Bon-Ton and its subsidiaries: Bergner's, Boston Store (Wisconsin), Carson's, Elder-Beerman, Herberger's and Younkers.
Bradlees
Britt's Department Store
E. J. Korvette last stores were closed in 1980 after filing for bankruptcy
Fisher's Big Wheel Discount Department Stores based out of metro Pittsburgh, PA.
Fred's
Gamble-Skogmo
G. E. M. Membership Department Stores
Gibson's Discount Center, based in Texas but had spread to many other states at its peak
W. T. Grant
Goody's (store)
Hills Department Stores Was bought out by Ames Department Stores.
Howard Brothers Discount Stores
Jack's
Jamesway
S.H. Kress & Co., Puerto Rico subsidiary Tiendas Kress survived parent company until its remaining locations closed in 2022.
Leggett, acquired by Belk in 1997
Lord & Taylor, the oldest department store chain in the United States, founded in 1826 in New York City, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on August 2, 2020. On August 27, 2020, the company stated it would be liquidating all 38 locations by December 1, 2020.
McCrory Stores
Mervyn's
Montgomery Ward
Neisner's
Odd Job Stores, Inc., acquired by Amazing Savings in 2003 and went bankrupt in 2005
Peebles- its parent company Stage Stores would file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and would close all remaining stores including Gordmans, Palais Royal, Bealls (Texas), Goody's, were all closed down.
P.N. Hirsch, acquired by International Shoe Company in 1964; later sold to Dollar General in 1983 and rebranded
Schultz's Family Stores, began as Schultz Bros. Co., headquartered in Lake Zurich, Illinois, 77 total stores in 1974 in the Upper Midwest, bankrupt and acquired by Prange Way in 1989
Shoppers Fair
Steve & Barry's
Syms
Topps stores were closed when parent company, Interstate Stores filed for bankruptcy in 1974
Tuesday Morning
TurnStyle
Two Guys
Value City
Venture Stores Based out of St Louis, MO metro area.
Woolco, founded by the F.W. Woolworth Company as a full-line discount department store
F. W. Woolworth Company
Zayre

Alabama

Gayfer's
Loveman's
Mazer's Opened in 1932, closed in 2011.
Parisian, sold to Belk 2006, renamed September 2007. Five stores sold to The Bon-Ton, converted to the Carson Pirie Scott name.
Pizitz, 13-store Alabama chain, sold to McRae's 1987, renamed later that year
Rogers Became a division of Dunlap's that closed in 2007 after sale of store chain by Rogers family.

Alaska

Northern Commercial

Arizona

Arkansas

MM Cohn, 2007

California

The Akron, a Southern California–based "eclectic" department store chain that had specialized in carrying imported goods and unusual items such as parking meters and live Mexican monkeys, and which had stores as far north as San Francisco and far south as San Diego before it was forced to close its stores in 1985
Blackstone's Department Store
Blum's, originally M. Blum & Co., established 1907; store appears to have closed shortly after death of owner and founder in 1940
The Bon Marché (Los Angeles), 430–434 Broadway, Los Angeles, opened in 1907, closed within a year
Boston Stores (California), HQ in Inglewood and later Carson; liquidated 1989
The Broadway, converted to Macy's
Brock's, started in 1924 and sold to Gottschalks in 1987
Breuner's
Buffums
Bullock's, converted to Macy's
Bullocks Wilshire today it is Southwestern University School of Law.
Butler Brothers
Carithers's, closed in 1986
H.C. Capwell Co., merged with Emporium in 1929 to form the Emporium Capwell Co. holding company, Emporium-Capwell was acquired by Broadway-Hale Stores in 1970, Broadway-Hale Stores later became Carter Hawley Hale Stores and then Broadway Stores, Inc.; during this time, Capwell kept its name until 1979
City of Paris Dry Goods Co., became City of Paris by Liberty House. Demolished except the rotunda, now part of Neiman Marcus.
City of Paris (Los Angeles), no relation to the San Francisco store or to Ville de Paris, 1850s–1897
Coulter's
Crowley's
Daly's, closed in 1995, with four Northern California stores, after operating for exactly 100 years
Desmond's, founded 1862, became a large Southland-wide chain, closed 1970s
Disco Department Stores, chain of discount stores located in Northern California and Northern Nevada, first store was opened in San Rafael in 1956 as Marin Associated Consumers by co-founder William L. Simmons, stores were later renamed MAC Disco Mart and then MAC Disco Discount Department Stores, chain sold to Daylin in 1966 and renamed Disco Discount Department Stores, first store outside of Northern California opened in Reno in 1968, stores were closed by 1975 due to financial problems with parent company
B. H. Dyas
Eastern-Columbia Department Store, Eastern Outfitters, Columbia Outfitters, San Francisco/Los Angeles through the 1950s
Fedco, a membership retailer, not subject to "Fair Trade pricing"
FedMart, a membership retailer, not subject to "Fair Trade pricing"
Fedway – first store in this division opened in 1952 by Federated Department Stores; Westwood store opened in 1953; all stores closed and sold off in 1968
Fifth Street Store: Walker's, main store in downtown Los Angeles was also known as the Fifth Street Store since it was located at the corner of Fifth and Broadway, main store was founded in 1905 as Steele, Faris, Walker Co., later became Muse, Faris, Walker Co., and then finally Walker Inc. in 1924; opened first branch store in Long Beach in the late 1920s; opened a branch store in San Diego in 1935; San Diego store separated in the early 1950s; opened second Long Beach store in 1954; closed Los Angeles store; sold Long Beach stores in 1960 and store renamed
Frink's, founded by Jose and Lola Frink in the early twentieth century, but closed by mid-century
Gemco
Globe Department Store, South Broadway between 51st–52nd, South Los Angeles
Gottschalks, bankrupt March 31, 2009, which closed all of the stores. A few former Gottschalks stores were replaced as Macy's and Forever 21 in the Pacific region. There were plans to reopen stores in Auburn, Clovis and Oakhurst in spring 2011, but the deal ultimately fell through.GET at Lakeshore Plaza, on Sloat Boulevard, in San Francisco, a discount chain, a membership retailer, not subject to "Fair Trade pricing", and open only to employees of local, state, and federal government agencies. Lakeshore Plaza had a Lucky store and in the late 1960s, Government Employees Together became part of Lucky store's Gemco.
Grodin's, a 36-unit chain of men's and women's specialty stores, closed in January 1987.
Gump's closed 2018
Haggarty's, Los Angeles–based chain of junior department stores for apparel, 1906–1970
Hale's , merged with Broadway in 1970 to form the Broadway-Hale holding company while keeping its name on its stores; merged into The Emporium under Carter, Hawley & Hale.
A. Hamburger & Sons, founded in 1881, purchased by May Co. 1923 and renamed May Company California
Harris Department Store, based in San Bernardino, absorbed by Gottschalks
Harris & Frank
Hart's Department Store
Henshey's, finally closed in 1992 after being in business since 1925
Hilson's, three locations closed 2001
Hink's, also known as J.F. Hink & Son, closed in 1985Arcadia Publishing
Hinshaw's, both stores were closed in 1992
Kahn's, founded by Israel Kahn in 1879, acquired by newly formed B. F. Schlesinger & Sons in 1925, B.F. Schlesinger & Sons was renamed Western Department Stores in 1941, Kahn was rebranded Rhodes in 1960
S. Lazard & Co.
Levee's, closed in the early 1980s
Liberty House
H. Liebes, liquidated when its parent company, Beck Industries, filed for bankruptcy in 1970
I. Magnin, converted to Macy's
Joseph Magnin Co., closed 1984
Marston's San Diego, 3 branches, purchased by The Broadway in the 1960s
Mattei Bros. – closed in 1995
May Company, merged with Robinsons and became Robinsons-May, then Macy's
Mervyn's of California, operated stores in western US. Went bankrupt December 2008
Milliron's, see Fifth Street Store, above
Nahas, 1953–early 1980s junior department stores with clothing and home goods, mostly in Los Angeles County. Purchased and absorbed independent department stores Rathbun's North Hollywood, Trenwiths Santa Barbara and Butler Bros. Van Nuys.
F. C. Nash & Co. – Nash's, at one time had 5 stores in downtown locations in neighboring small cities during the 1950s and 1960s, founded in 1889 as a grocery store, became a department store in 1921, branch stores were unable to compete with larger chains opening in malls built in the late 1960s and early 1970s and had to be closed, main store destroyed in a daytime fire on May 11, 1976
National Stores
O'Connor, Moffat & Co., purchased by Macy's 1945, name changed to Macy's 1947
Phelps-Terkel junior department store for apparel, founded 1923, survived in various forms until 1992
Pic 'N' Save, became MacFrugal's, then Big Lots
Prager's, closed in 1921 after 25 years in business
Rankin's, Downtown Santa Ana and Orangefair Center, Fullerton
Ransohoff's, Ransohoff's, Inc., founded in 1902, by Leopold Ransohoff. Ransohoff's was featured in Alfred Hitchcock's classic 1958 film, Vertigo, set largely in San Francisco.
Rhodes, became Liberty House
Robert's, based in Long Beach, which grew to nine stores before closing in the 1990s
J.W. Robinson, converted to Robinsons, then merged with May Company to become Robinsons-May, then eventually became Macy's
Rosenberg's, located on Third Street; closed in 1998; now a Barnes & Noble
Sage's Complete Shopping, one of the first full department stores that coined the name "super market," at Baseline and E Street in San Bernardino, later with stores in Riverside, Rialto, Colton and Redlands, confounded by Milton Ross Sage and C. C. Jenkins, 1937–1973
Silverwoods
Swelldom, junior department stores for apparel, Los Angeles, 1906–1970s
Two Guys
Unimart, locations variously became Two Guys, Gemco, FedMart; was owned by Food Giant Markets Inc until it merged in 1967 with Vornado, the owner of Two Guys, which quickly converted Unimart stores to Two Guys.
Ville de Paris, Los Angeles 1893–1919
Walker's, see Fifth Street Store and Walker Scott.
Walker's (Long Beach)
Walker Scott, Solana Beach branch is now a HomeGoods store; founded as a branch of the Walker's Department Store of Los Angeles in 1935; close Walker associate George Scott became president in 1951 following death of Eliza Walker, widow of the deceased founder, in 1951; name of store changed to Walker-Scott in 1955; downtown store closed in 1984; all stores closed by 1986
Webb's
Weinstein's, founded by Isidor Weinstein, went bankrupt in 1968
Weinstock's, founded in 1874 as the One-Price Store by David Lubin and his half brother Harris Weinstein, renamed Mechanics' Store the following year, later renamed The Weinstock Lubin Company, acquired by Hale Bros. 1949, eventually acquired by Federated in 1995 via various mergers of its parent company, stores eventually rebranded Macy's
White Front
The White House, closed in 1965
Whole Earth Access, last stores closed in 1998
Wineman's
Zody's, bankrupt and locations were sold to Ralphs Grocery Stores in 1986

Colorado

Broadway Southwest
The [Denver Dry Goods Company], locations throughout the Front Range & Denver Metro
Joslins, converted to Dillard's in 1998
May D&F, with some of its stores purchased by Broadway Southwest
Fashion Bar

Connecticut

Ames Department Stores Inc.
Arlan's Department Store
Caldor
The Edw. Malley Co., formerly the largest hometown department store in Downtown New Haven Store relocated during urban renewal in 1962 from Chapel Street to Church Street. Bankruptcy and closure, 1981.
E.J. Korvettes
Feinson's, closed 2000
G. Fox & Co., flagship closed and all branches merged into Filene's 1993, and most converted to Macy's 2006
Grant's
Read's Department Stores , merged into Jordan Marsh
Shartenberg's Department Store, Downtown New Haven. Razed in 1964 as part of Mayor Richard C. Lee's redevelopment plans.
Two Guys
Shoppers Fair

Delaware

Almart
Ames
Bradlee's
Caldor
Hess's
John Wanamaker or Wanamaker's, sold to Carter Hawley Hale in 1979, then Washington, DC–based Woodward & Lothrop owned by Alfred Taubman; sold to May Company in 1995; merged with Federated Department Stores in 2005
Montgomery Ward
Mullin's, sold to Bamberger's, known as Bamberger's and Mullin's
Newark Department Store
Service Merchandise
Strawbridge and Clothier
Value City

District of Columbia

Garfinckel's
Hecht's, converted to Macy's 2006
Jelleff's
S. Kann Sons Co.
Lansburgh's
Palais Royal, acquired by Woodward & Lothrop 1946
Raleigh Haberdasher, operated originally as a haberdasher; expanded in later years to family fashions. Acquired by Hartmarx Corp. before closing.
Woodward & Lothrop, bankrupt and closed 1995 after briefly acquiring and operating John Wanamaker & Company

Florida

Brown's Department Stores
Burdines, merged with Macy's in 2005
Cohen Brothers, purchased by May in 1959; renamed May-Cohen
Furchgott's
Gold Triangle
Ivey's, purchased by Dillard's in 1990
Jackson Byron's
Jordan Marsh
J.M. Fields
Maas Brothers, merged into Burdines in 1991
Maison Blanche
McRae's, sold to Belk in 2006
Richard's,
Robinson's of Florida
Gayfers
Parisian, sold to Belk in 2007
W. T. Grant
Woolco
Zayre

Puerto Rico

Georgia

Chamberlin-Johnson-DuBose
Davison's, owned by Macy's since 1925 and converted to Macy's in 1986
J.B. White, became Dillard's in 1998 after J.B. White name was retired
J. M. High Company
Kessler's, also locations in Rome, Newnan and Canton; low-end chain that closed in 1995
Parisian acquired by Belk in 2007
Rich's, part of Federated Dept Stores which purchased RH Macy & Co. and retired Rich’s name
Uptons, liquidated in 1999; regional chain similar to Kohl's

Hawaii

Idaho

Block's Department Store It was a Pocatello-based department store chain that had stores in Idaho and Utah and was liquidated in 1986. Not to be confused with the Indianapolis-based William H. Block Co. which was also known as "Block's".
Idaho Department Store Caldwell-based department store chain that was purchased by the P.N. Hirsch division of Interco in 1966 when it had 25 stores and had survived at least to the mid-1980s. The chain was still a part of Interco when P.N. Hirsch was sold in 1983, but there is no mention of the chain in print after that point.
King's Variety Store

Illinois

A. M. Rothschild & Co
Ames
Blakely's Department Store with locations in LaSalle and Taylorville, Illinois went out of business in 1971.
Bergner's closed in 2018
Carson Pirie Scott closed in 2018 reopened 2019 in Evergreen Park closed again in 2020
Famous Department Store closed in 1983
The Fair, acquired by Montgomery Ward in 1958
Gately's People's Store
Goldblatt's, some stores acquired by Ames Department Stores Inc.
K's Merchandise Mart
Lewis's
Robeson's
Henry C. Lytton & Co.
Madigans
MainStreet Chicago, acquired by Kohl's in 1988
Marshall Field's, acquired by Macy's September 2006 despite local protest
McCabe's
McDade's
Montgomery Ward, mail order store. Founded in 1872, Montgomery Ward pioneered mail-order catalog retailing and opened its first retail store in 1926. A bankruptcy reorganization in 1999 failed to turn the chain around. Closed 2001. Still exists as a catalog/internet/mail order retailer.
Sears, Roebuck & Co.
Siegel-Cooper Company
Chas A. Stevens Purchased by Hartmarx Corp. before being closed.
Turn Style, created by The Jewel Companies, Inc., sold to Venture Stores in 1978
Venture Stores
Wieboldt's
Zayre

Indiana

Aldens
Ayr-Way, originally a division of L. S. Ayres, subsequently acquired by Target
L.S. Ayres
Ball Stores
William H. Block Co., also was known as Block's
Danner's Discount Department Stores, several locations also known as 3D Discount
DeJong's Purchased by Hartmarx Corp. and resold before being closed
Fetla's
The Giant Store
Goldblatt's
Gordon's
Heck's
Hills Department Store
K&S Department Store
George H. Knollenberg Co., founded in 1866 by George Knollenberg, closed in 1995
Meis, founded in 1923 and was acquired by Elder-Beerman in 1987. At one time, it had 10 stores in three states with locations Terre Haute, Marion, Elkhart, and Kokomo in Indiana, Danville, Mattoon, and Carbondale in Illinois, and Paducah, Kentucky.
Edward C. Minas Co., also had a branch store in Calumet City, Illinois at River Oaks Center
Root Dry Goods Co. First opened in 1856 and operated until 1998 when it was sold to May Department Stores and converted to L.S. Ayres stores. Was owned by Mercantile Stores from 1914 to 1998.
L. Strauss & Co.
Prevo. Founded in 1900 by Samuel C. Prevo. Closed in 1992 after 92 years of operation.
Schultz's Family Stores
H. P. Wasson and Company
Weiler's Banner-Fair Incorporated
The Wicks Co., operated between 1891 and 1976.
Wolf & Dessauer, purchased from City Store Company by L. S. Ayres in 1969 and rebranded as Ayres
Zayre
Ziesel's, founded in 1904 and closed in 1986

Iowa

Kansas

ALCO Stores

8 Gorman's Department Store

Kentucky

S.W. Anderson's
J. Bacon's & Sons "Bacon's", division of Mercantile Stores Company. All locations merged into sister division McAlpin's 1980s, select locations converted to Dillard's 1998 with Dillard purchase of Mercantile and the rest closed.
Ben Snyder's, was founded in 1913 and later sold to Hess's in 1987.
Hess's
Hub, opened 1906, renamed Hub-Frankel by 1948. Closed in 1996.
Kaufman-Straus, changed to Kaufman's, purchased from City Stores Company by L. S. Ayres in 1969 and rebranded as Ayres
Mr. Wiggs
Parson's, furniture department continues to operate as standalone business circa 2009
H. P. Selman & Co. or Selman's, founded in 1915, purchased by Weiss Brothers, name changed to Gus Mayer
Stewart Dry Goods, division of Associated Dry Goods. Merged into L. S. Ayres along with H & S Pogue Company in the early 1980s, then Macy's 2006.
Wolfe-Wile Co.
Shopper's Fair ?

Louisiana

Beall-Ladymon, purchased from Horace Ladymon by Stage Stores, Inc. in 1994. Stores converted to Stage soon thereafter.
D. H. Holmes, purchased by Dillard's in 1989
Krauss, 1903–1997
Maison Blanche, last operated under that name by Mercantile Stores Co. Remaining Maison Blanche stores converted to Dillard's in 1998.
The Palace
Palais Royal, purchased by Wellan's of Alexandria 1985. Rebranded and later closed. Stage later revived the name after their purchase of Wellan's.
Selber Bros., begun in 1907, purchased by and converted to Dillard's in 1988

Michigan

A. B. Taylor Saugatuck
Ames Department Store, Menominee
Arbaugh's of Lansing, also known as Cameron & Arbaugh. See The Arbaugh.
Arlan's Department Store though not opened in Detroit until 1960s expansion, founded in 1945, bankrupt in 1973
B. Altman and Company Meridian Mall, Lansing.
Barie Dry Goods
Barthwell Drugs, Detroit. Sidney Barthwell founded the company in 1933. "Barthwell Drugs grew to become the largest chain of black-owned drugstores in the United States, with nine stores and three ice-cream parlors. The Sidney Barthwell Endowed Scholarship at Wayne State University College of Pharmacy.
Beauregard's Department Store, Milan
Billings Five and Dime Store, Bay City, Michigan
B. Siegel, eight stores at chain's peak, closed in 1981.
Boston Store Company. Originating with Isaac and Rachel Kratzenstein, it became the Kratze Bros. Department Store in 1912. Bought by the Boston Store Company, which was established by Charles Netcher and local businessmen in 1921. In the deal, the building and stock came to $125,000-$150,000, which was "one of the biggest mercantile deals in the history of Escanaba. Large company which "owned one of the most modern and complete mercantile buildings in the Upper Peninsula."
Burns & Cowell Saulte Ste. Marie, Newberry, Munising Partnered with Lauerman Brothers in 1934.
Burns Department Store, Sault Ste. Marie Newberry, Munising, St. Ignace, Gladstone, Norway, Michigan, Marquette and Ishpeming. Absorbed and then closed some of Lauerman.
Cameron & Arbaugh Department Store, Lansing
Carson Pirie Scott & Co., locations in Benton Harbor, Howell, Livonia, Hills, Michigan|Rochester Hills] and Clinton Township.
C. B. Williams Alpena
Ciechanowski's Dry Goods, Hamtramck
The Clothes Post, Petoskey
Colonial Merchandise Mart, downtown Detroit), housed in its headquarters building, an Art Deco architecture building, that is replicated in Lego bricks.
Crapo Department Store, Bay City
Crowley's, a/k/a Crowley Milner, sold to Value City in 1999. Upscale clients. Originally Partridge and Blackwell Had expanded as far as Ann Arbor and Flint.
Davidson's Department Store, Hillman, Palmer
Davis & Fehr Department Store, Ironwood
Davv's Department Store, Clare
Demerey's Detroit, purchased by Crowley's in 1974.
Department Store & Warehouse, E.A. Alray, Prop. Middleville
Ed Erickson Company Escanaba one of the oldest in the Upper Peninsula Sole to Lauerman in 1928.
Eggleson's Department Store, see Mitzelfeld's Department Store, Rochester.
Elder-Beerman, locations in Adrian, Benton Harbor, Howell, Midland, Monroe, and Norton Shores. Ohio based company. Michigan stores opened in 1987.
E.J. Korvette Korvette's Founded 1948, Bankrupt 1980.
E.L. Leland & Co. Saugatuck
The Fair The Fair Savings Bank Department Store, later abbreviated to the Fair Store Escanaba, Lansing, Flint opened its doors in 1888 and operated on Ludington Avenue. Allowed their clerks to unionize, even as their competitors resisted.
Federal's Detroit, discount department store, closed in 1980. Numerous locations elsewhere across the state as well. Steven West acquired the company, and stores had an unfortunate tendency to burn down.
Felder's Department Store Trenton
L.H. Field's Department Store, Jackson, Muskegon 122 years, closing in 1987.
Gambles, Sault Ste. Marie
Gilmore Brother's 1881–1999 Kalamazoo. Locations in downtown Kalamazoo, Southland, Maple Hill Mall and in Battle Creek's Lakeview Square Mall.
Gantos. Grand Rapids 1932–2000. Lebanese immigrant Theodore Gantos is the founder. Women's wear boutique.
Glik's, Manistee
Goodridge Brothers Saginaw
Goodyear's Department Store, Ann Arbor.
Gordman's. Petoskey and Cheboygan
Goshorn's Store Saugatuck
Grand Leader Battle Creek.
Grant's Department Store, Grant
Grisdale's Department Store, Bay City, Michigan
Hale's Department Store, South Haven, 154 years.
Heavenrich's Saginaw.
Herpolsheimer's,, sold to Lazarus in 1988. Also a location in Battle Creek.
Heyn's Department Store Detroit.
Himelhoch's, filed for Chap. 11 in 1979. Founded in Caro, MI in 1876, Himelhoch's moved to Detroit in 1907. returned online in 2018 under the ownership of fourth-generation family members. Closed in 1977. "Fifty years later, the chain had stretched across the country, and even to Paris." Its original location on Washington Boulevard is a historic landmark.
Houseman's Grand Rapids.
Howell's Department Store, Howell
Hudson's, founded 1881 by Joseph L. Hudson rebranded to Marshall Field & Company in 2001, then Macy's in 2006. Locations throughout the Lower Peninsula as well as Toledo, Ohio, and Fort Wayne and Mishawaka, Indiana. "The 29-story flagship store, located at 1206 Woodward in downtown Detroit, was the worlds tallest department store throughout most of the 20th century, with 706 fitting rooms, 68 elevators, 51 display windows, five restaurants, a fine-art gallery, and a wine department."*
Hughes & Hatcher, later Hughes, Hatcher & Sufferin. Clothing store located in downtown Detroit, men's fashion, and "known for having the largest display windows."
Jacobson's founded in Jackson or Reed City. Independent regional luxury department store chain located primarily in Michigan and Florida, but also operated stores in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, and Kansas. The last store closed its doors in early 2002. Then, one store in Winter Park, Florida was re-established as Jacobson's in 2004.
Jackson & Tinole Department Store Pellston Independent regional luxury department store chain.
John Preih Mercantile Co. Mount Clemens, closed June 1982.
Jos. S Zolnierek General Store Alpena
Julian Scott Department Store Detroit
Kahn's Department Store, Mikado
Kennedy's Department Store, Manistee
Kern's Detroit, closed in 1959.
Kline & Grossman Hardware Store Muskegon
Kline's Department Store, Ann Arbor, 1930–1994. Ann Arbor had as many as fifteen stores in its downtown that sold dry goods. Detroit Nationally, there were 22 stores.
Knapp's closed in 1980. Locations in downtown Lansing, Meridian Mall in Okemos and Westwood Mall in Jackson. Also included Smith Bridgman's of Flint. All three buildings were sold to J. C. Penney in the 1980s.
Knapp's Department Store, Lansing
Knepp's Department Store, Bay City
Kresge's and S. S. Kresge , later K-Mart Corporation, then Sears Holdings Corporation is frequently credited with invention of the modern discount department store with the opening of Kmart in 1962. The last Kresge's store in Livonia, Michigan closed in 1987. The chain operated over 2,000 stores worldwide. Stores included lunch counters and fountain service as well as full department stores. It also operated Jupiter stores which were a smaller-scale version of Kresge's and located in downmarket or declining commercial districts. Jupiter stores, unlike Kresge and Kmart stores, sold 'factory seconds' merchandise.
Lapeer Mercantile Company, Lapeer
Larsen's Department Store, Manistee
Lauerman Brothers Department Store Marinette, Wisconsin, Menominee, Sault Ste. Marie Its flagship store in Marinette, Wisconsin is a registered historic place. The chain consisted of 13 stores in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Iowa. In 2013 the Wisconsin Historical Society Press published a history of the chain titled "Something for Everyone: Memories of Lauerman Brothers Department Store" by Michael Leannah.
The Leader, D.K. Moses opened in 1888 and in 1904 when it reopened after a fire it was two stories in height with a basement store and covered 22,000 square feet. Whereupon, it was described as "one of the most complete department stores to be found in the north country." In 1918 the store employed 23 female clerks.
Leland's Department Store Co. Saugatuck
Lendzon's, Hamtramck
Lord & Taylor
The L.H. Field Company Jackson
Lloyd's Department Store, a/k/a "The Wonder Store" Menominee
Mack & Co. located at Liberty and Main Street, Ann Arbor, in the building that eventually housed the later Pretzel Bell. It was in business from the end of the 19th Century to 1940.
Marsh's Department Store Au Gres
May & Sons a/k/a May's of Michigan a/k/a Giant Clothing Store, owned by Meyer May, who owned the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Meyer May House. Grand Rapids
The M.W.Tanner Company Department Store, Saginaw
John H. Maurer Bargain Store, Cadillac
Mill End, Bay City and Clare
Milliken's, Traverse City with branches in Manistee, Cadillac, and Mount Pleasant. See William Milliken.
Miracle Mart Detroit 8 Mile Road.
Mitchell Brothers Company Department Store, Jennings
Mitzelfeld's Department Store, Rochester
Montgomery Ward. Aaron Montgomery Ward, its founder grew up in Niles. Various locations, including Dearborn, Jackson, Harper Woods, Lansing, Southfield, Southgate, Livonia Pontiac, Royal Oak Wyoming Ludington, Manistee, Port Huron, Roseville, Three Rivers.
Morrison and Schneider Seney and Germfask
Mott's Department Store Dundee.
Muirhead Department Store Dearborn.
Mulias and Ellias Trenton.
Neisner's
Niergarth Department Store, Reed City
Norman's, Bay City, East Tawas, Gaylord, Standish, Traverse City
Newberry's, Manistee
O.A. Wolbrink & Sons Department Store, Ganges
O.W. Ferris Dry Goods & Notions, Hillsdale
Peebles, Alpena
Penzlauer & Bros. Saulte Ste. Marie. In 1887 they established what became "a mammoth" department with some 17,790 square feet, four stories tall. "It was considered at opening "the largest general store in Michigan outside Detroit." Penzlauer Bros. had large lumber-related business. In 1906 when they sold out and opened a store in Los Angeles. The successor was Cowan & Hunt, who renamed the store Penzlauer Bros. & Company. On January 1, 1918 the name was changed to Cowan & Hunt. Both companies hired women clerks and in 1918 there were 29 women working there.
Pier One
People's Outfitting Company Detroit with roots going back to 1877, merged with State Sample Company in 1959. According to Twentieth Century Retailing in Downtown Detroit by Michael Hauser and Marianne Weldon it was "the first large retail concern to extend credit at retail."
Pizer's Variety Store, Harrisville, originally The White Store, at the corner of Lake Street and Main Street.
Porter's Dry Goods, Petoskey
H. C. Prange Co., locations in Marquette, Port Huron and Traverse City. Sold to Younker's.
Robert Hall Clothes, men's fashions Highland Park
Roberts Department Store Sandusky
Robinson's, Battle Creek. Sold to and operated as Herpolsheimer's for a period.
Rogers Department Store Grand Rapids.
Rudyard Department Store Rudyard
Russell Taylor "Pay as you Go" Saugatuck
Sam's Cut Rate, Detroit
Sam & Son Cut Rate Plymouth
Sears Roebuck & Co. Allen Park, Clinton Township, Madison Heights, Monroe, Port Huron.
Sears
Seegert's & Klump Hardware, Riga
Seitner's Department Store, downtown and Fashion Square Mall, Saginaw
Shoppers Fair By December 1974, all of the Detroit stores were closed, and by 1975, the ten remaining stores in the chain had gone out of business as well.
Shoppers' World Highland Park
B. Siegel & Company, originally Heyns Bazaar. Fine-clothing store "reputed to be the finest and most complete suit and cloak store in America," bankrupt in 1981.
Smith Bridgman Flint.
J.B. Sperry , Port Huron
Stage Department Store, Cadillac
Steketee's, with branches at Eastbrook Mall and in Kalamazoo, Holland, Grand Haven, and downtown Muskegon, Muskegon
Teerman's, Holland.
Tempo Department Store, then a part of Gambles Store network. Menominee
The Fair Savings Bank Department Store, a/k/a The Fair Department Store, Escanaba See Escanaba Central Historic District.
Toeller's, sold to L. W. Robinson Co. in 1971. The Calhoun County Toeller Building was designed by Cain Associates and dedicated in September, 1977.
Tom Hinzelman's Department Store, Manistique
Tom's Department Store, Newberry
Topps, Telegraph & Schoolcraft;, 13 Mile & Van Dyke; all closed by 1974, Southgate.
Tripp's Department Store, Allegan
Tyroller's Department Store, St. Louis
W.D. Ryan Department Store Lawrence
West End Department Store, Battle Creek
Westerland's Department Store, Oxford
Woolco Meridian Mall, Lansing.
F.B. Watkins, Hopkins
The White Store, Lapeer
Wiechmann's Department Store, downtown and Fashion Square Mall, Saginaw
Winkelman's,. purchased by Petrie Stores in 1983; closed during bankruptcy in 1998.
Wonderland Discount Department Stores, Laporte and Michigan City, Indiana and Dowagiac, Niles and South Haven, Michigan
Woolworth
W.J. Loder Hardware Store, purchased in 1893 by J.B. Sperry, Port Huron
W.T. Grant
Wurzburg's, Grand Rapids. Branches in Wyoming, North Kent Mall, Lansing Mall, and Westwood Mall at its peak.
Yankee Stores, discount store with locations in Michigan and Ohio; closed in 1974.
Younkers, Midland, Marquette, Traverse City, Okemos, Grandville, Holland, Port Huron, and Norton Shores. Sold to and operated by Bon-Ton Stores at the end of their existence.
Zayre. Kalamazoo
Zolkower Department Stores, many locations in the Detroit area, 1919–1962. Stores were located in Delray, Allen Park, Dearborn and Farmington.

Minnesota

Dayton's, est. 1902, converted to Marshall Field & Company in 2001, then Macy's 2006
Donaldson's, est. 1883, converted to Carson Pirie Scott in 1987 and closed in 1995
Goldfine’s closed in 1975
Harold's
Herberger's
Norby's Department Store Detroit Lakes
Powers Dry Goods, est. 1881, acquired by Associated Dry Goods in 1920, merged with Donaldson's in 1985
Salkin & Linoff
Young-Quinlan

Mississippi

McRae's, acquired by Belk in 2006

Missouri

Famous-Barr, founded 1911, flagship of May, acquired by Macy's 2006
Goedeker's 1847 filed for bankruptcy, despite being founded in 1951.
Heer's, established in 1869, closed in 1995
The Jones Store, absorbed by May Department Stores 1998, sold to Macy's chain 2006
The Paris
Kmart
Newman's, acquired by parent company of Heer's of Springfield in the early 1980s, closed in 1995
Scruggs Vandervoort & Barney, closed in 1967
Stix, Baer, Fuller, acquired by Dillard's in 1983
Townsend & Wall
Venture Stores
Woolf Brothers, founded 1865, closed in 1992.

Montana

Buttrey's
Cole's
Hennessy's, acquired by Dillard's in 1998
J.M. McDonald

Nebraska

J.L. Brandeis and Sons Store, acquired by Younkers in 1987
Gold and Company, acquired by J.L. Brandeis and Sons Store in 1964. Building now Gold's Galleria office/retail complex.
Herpolsheimer's, closed 1931.
J.M. McDonald, eventually grew to a chain of 82 stores, sold in 1968, liquidated shortly after 1982
Miller & Paine, acquired by Dillard's in 1988
Rudge & Guenzel, acquired by Allied Stores in 1929, closed in 1941 when Allied sold the contents of the store to Gold & Co. ·The Avenues: opened in 1949 and filed for chap 11 in 2010, closed all stores, except 3. 1 in NJ, 1 in OH, and 1 in FL.

Nevada

Ronzone's

New Hampshire

Steinbach Sold to The Bon-Ton

New Jersey

Great Eastern Paramus, NJ, Little Falls NJ, Elmont NY and others. Merged with Diana Stores, then Daylin inc., which closed the chain
Alexander's
Bamberger's, division of R.H. Macy, converted to Macy's in 1986
Chase-Newark
J.M. Fields
W. T. Grant
Hahne and Company, New Jersey's carriage trade store merged into sister division Lord & Taylor
Jamesway
E. J. Korvette
G.C. Murphy
Kresge-Newark
Muir's Department Store
Ohrbach's
Reynolds Brothers
Steinbach
Two Guys
Yards Department Store
Tepper's
Quackenbush Merged with Stern's

New York (state)

Abraham & Straus
J. N. Adam & Co.
The Addis Company, merged with Dey Brothers
Alexander's, declared bankruptcy in 1992
B. Altman and Company
AM&A's, purchased by The Bon-Ton of York, Pennsylvania in 1994
Arnold Constable
Barker's
Bamberger's
Barneys New York
Beirs
L.L. Berger, last store, in downtown Buffalo, closed in 1991
Best & Co., closed in the 1960s
Bonwit Teller
Britt's multiple locations including Gloversville/Johnstown
Caldor
Chappell's, merged into The Bon-Ton of York, Pennsylvania in the 1990s
De Pinna on Fifth Avenue, Manhattan
Dey Brothers
Family Bargain Centers
J.M. Fields
B. Forman Co.
Fowler, Dick & Walker – The Boston Store, now Boscov's
Franklin Simon & Co.
Genung's, became Howland, then Steinbach
Georg Jensen Inc. (New York, NY) 1935–1968
Gertz Department Stores, owned by Allied Stores; closed in 1982 and changed to Stern's then Macy's
Gimbels. The rivalry of Macy's and Gimbels is immortalized in Miracle on 34th Street; Bernard Gimbel, the owner of Gimbels, along with Horace Saks founded Saks Fifth Avenue
Gold Circle
Grand Way
W. T. Grant
Hens and Kelly
Hess New Hartford, Rotterdam
Hills Department Stores
Jamesway, currently Price Chopper Plaza Rte 28. Also Johnstown
Jenss, closed their last location on September 15, 2000
Jupiter Stores, Division of the S.S. Kresge Company.
Kobacker, two locations in Buffalo, New York; closure announced on December 27, 1972. No relation to Kobacker's Market, a grocery store in Brewster, New York
E.J. Korvette, closed 1980
Kresge's
Loehmann's, peaked at about 100 stores in 17 states, liquidated in 2014 after several bankruptcies.
Lord & Taylor 1823-2020
Luckey, Platt & Company Department Store
Martin's
J.W. Mays, closed 1989, now leases old store locations
McClean's
McCrory's
G. C. Murphy
John G. Myers
J.J. Newberry
Neisner's or Neisner Brothers was a chain of variety stores in North America, opened their first variety store in Rochester, New York, in 1911.
Ohrbach's, liquidated in 1987 and acquired by Howland-Steinbach
Ovington's New York, liquidated in bankruptcy 1950; assets acquired by American Limoges Co.
Pharmhouse
Philadelphia Sales
S. Klein, closed 1978
Sattler's
Sibley's and then select locations converted to Lord & Taylor
Siegel-Cooper Company
Sisson's
A.T. Stewart's, purchased by Wanamaker's of Pennsylvania
Times Square Stores, discount department chain mostly focused on Long Island
Twin Fair, Inc. dba Twin Fair
Two Guys
John Wanamaker or Wanamaker's, sold to Carter Hawley Hale in 1979, then Washington, DC–based Woodward & Lothrop owned by Alfred Taubman; sold to May Company in 1995; merged with Federated Department Stores in 2005
Woolworth's multiple locations
Zayre's became Ames. Multiple locations

North Carolina

Brody's, acquired by Proffitt's in 1998
Clarks Department Store Greensboro, North Carolina, acquired by Cooks in 1968, closed 1982
Ivey's, acquired by Dillard's in 1990
Sky City closed 1990

North Dakota

The Fair

Ohio

Alms and Doepke, Located furthest from central downtown Cincinnati relative to other department stores: N. side of Central Pkwy. between Walnut and Race Streets in an area bordering the "Over the Rhine" district; no branch stores. Closed and liquidated in 1955
Best, closed in 1996
Bargain City, started by Hyman Swolsky in Toledo as Bargain Barn, later renamed Bargain City, sold to Gray Drug Co. of Cleveland in 1967, renamed Rink's Bargain City after merger, sold to Cook United Inc. and renamed Rink's in 1981, closed in 1987
Bailey Brothers Later Bailey's Department Store, closed 1968.
B.R. Baker, Toledo
Buckeye Mart owned by Gamble-Skogmo, Inc.; Columbus stores closed in the mid-1970s; Remaining Ohio stores along with Tempo stores in Michigan were sold to Fisher's Big Wheel Stores and renamed Fisher's Buckeye Tempo.
Clark's, owned by Clark's Gamble Corp., whose two shareholders were Landau Stores, Inc. and Gamble-Skogmo, Inc., Clark's Gamble Corp. was later sold to Cook United
Cook's flagship of Cook United Corporation.
Donenfeld's
Elder-Beerman
Federal's,, branches of Federal Department Stores in Michigan not part of Federated Stores, this company closed in 1974
Fisher's Big Wheel and Fisher's Buckeye-Tempo, Closed 1994
Frank Brothers, Closed 1979.
Gaylords Department Store, Northeastern Ohio, Giant Tiger until 1968
Gold Circle part of the Federated Stores Company
Goldman's
Gregg's
Halle Brothers Co., also known as "Halle's", division of Marshall Field & Company, sold 1981 to Associated Investors Corp, Downtown closed 1982, Final Westgate Location in Fairview Park, Ohio closed in 1983
Harts Stores a division of Big Bear Stores, Columbus, Ohio
Heck's Department Store
Higbee's, converted to Dillard's in 1992, now the Jack Cleveland Casino
Hills Department Stores
Milner's, Toledo
J.J. Newberry. This chain had many stores in Ohio including: Coshocton, Wooster, East Palestine, Cincinnati. The company came under control of McCrory Stores in 1974. John Josiah Newberry, founder of the company, died in 1954.
John J. Carroll.
Jupiter Stores, Division of the S.S. Kresge Company. Operated several stores in Ohio. Including one in Downtown Mount Vernon, Ohio which had been a S. S. Kresge store for many years. Also a location in Downtown Ashland, Ohio. Jupiter was a no frills store. When leases were soon to be up on several S. S. Kresge stores the Jupiter format was put in place. All remaining Kresge and Jupiter stores were sold to McCrory in 1987 with the Canadian Kresge and Jupiter stores closing in 1994.
Kobackers, purchase by Davidson Bros., the parent of Federal's in 1961
Lamson Brothers. Lamson's entered bankruptcy and closed in 1976.
Lasalle & Koch Co., bought by R.H. Macy in 1923; operated under the Lasalle's name until 1981, when Macy consolidated Lasalle's with another division, Macy's Missouri-Kansas, to form Macy's Midwest. Macy sold the former Lasalle's stores to Elder-Beerman of Dayton in 1985.
Lazarus, a founding division of Federated Stores, name change briefly to Lazarus-Macy's and then Macy's in 2005.
Leader Store, converted to Elder-Beerman, still operating as of 2009
The Lion Dry Goods Co., known locally as the Lion Store. Some locations survive as of 2009 with the Dillard's name, following their 1998 purchase of Lion's previous owner, Mercantile Stores Co.
Mabley & Carew, unit of Allied Department Stores
May Company, merged into Kaufmann's in 1993 and converted to Macy's 2006
McAlpin's, unit of Mercantile Stores Co., select locations operating as Dillard's as of 2009
Morehouse Martens, merged with "The Fashion" to become "Morehouse-Fashion," later shortened to "The Fashion"; closed by Allied Stores in 1969
Mr. Wiggs Sandusky based chain that had stores in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana, started in Mentor as Bargain Fair in 1956, gradually rebranded stores Mr. Wiggs by 1967
Murphy's Mart
Neisner's & Warren Village Shopping Center Cleveland, Ohio. Warren Village store burned in 1972, Lakewood store closed in 1978.
O'Neil's Department Store, merged into May Company Cleveland, in 1989 & then Kaufmann's in 1993, converted to Macy's in 2006
Ontario's part of Cook United.
H. & S. Pogue Company, division of Associated Dry Goods. Merged into sister division L.S. Ayres in the early 1980s, which was converted to Macy's in 2006.
Polsky's, purchased by Allied Stores in 1955 and closed in 1978
Rattenberg's,.
Rike Kumler Co., division of Federated Department Stores. Briefly merged into sister division John Shillito Company in the early 1980s as Shillito-Rike's.
Rink's Founded by Hyman Ullner in Hamilton in 1951; acquired by Gray Drug Co. of Cleveland in 1964; Bargain City acquired by Gray Drug in 1967; both chains sold to Cook United in 1981; closed in 1987.
Rollman's Downtown store location—N.W. corner of 5th and Vine Streets—was taken over by Mabley & Carew after primary and branch Rollman's stores were liquidated in the early 1960s
Rudin's, sold to Uhlman's in 1979
John Shillito Company, division of Federated Department Stores. Briefly merged into sister division Rike-Kumler Company in the early 1980s as Shillito-Rike's, and then with sister division F&R Lazarus. Select locations converted to Macy's 2006.
Stein's, Toledo
Sterling-Lindner-Davis, closed September, 1968; was a part of Allied Stores
Stern and Mann, opened in 1887, close by the early 1990s
Strouss, division of May Department Stores, merged into May's Kaufmann's division, converted to Macy's 2006
Swallen's, bankrupt in 1995
The Fashion (store), purchased by Allied Stores in 1949; later merged with Morehouse Martens to form "Morehouse Fashion"; Later returned to The Fashion
William Taylor & Son, also known at Taylor's, acquired by May Company in 1939, closed in December, 1961. Southgate branch changed to May Company
Tiedtke's
Uhler's Founded as the Uhler Phillips Company. James Phillips left the company following the scandal that linked his wife Carrie Phillips with President Warren G. Harding.
Uhlman's, also known as F.W. Uhlman in Ohio, Illinois, Indiana and Michigan, purchased by Stage Stores Inc. in 1996
Uncle Bill's, a northeast Ohio chain that was part of Cook United stores.
Union Company, purchased by Marshall Field's in 1980 and converted to Halle Brothers which was also owned by Marshall Fields
Valley View, operated 1959–1995.
Value City Sold by Schottenstein holdings of Columbus, re-branded as Halle's in 1980 and closed in 1983
Van Leunen's , closed in 1994 when parent company decided to focus on sporting goods
Edward Wren Co., also was known as Wren's, sold to Allied Stores in 1952, merged with & rebranded as William H. Block Co. in 1984, closed 1987
Zayre was a chain of discount stores that operated in the eastern half of the United States from 1956 to 1990, later sold to Ames (store)
Ziegler's, opened in 1904, closed in 1992

Oklahoma

Froug's
John A. Brown, was part of Dayton Hudson; absorbed by Dillard's
Oertle's
Renberg's

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Ames
Bamberger's, division of R.H. Macy, most former locations switched to Macy's in 1986
BEST
Big N
Bloom Brothers Department Stores, 1897–1944
Boston Store
Bradlees
Britt's Department Store
Caldor
Cox's, 1955–1983
E. J. Korvette
Fisher's Big Wheel, closed in 1994
Fowler, Dick & Walker, The Boston Store, converted to Boscov's
Frank & Seder
GC Murphy Co.
Gee Bee Department Stores
Gimbels
The Globe Store, closed in 1994
Glosser Brothers
Gold Circle
(W.T.) Grant's Department Store
Hess's, closed in 1996
Hills Department Stores
Horne's, closed in 1994
Jamesway
J.M. Fields
John Wanamaker or Wanamaker's, sold to Carter Hawley Hale in 1979, then Washington, DC–based Woodward & Lothrop owned by Alfred Taubman; sold to May Company in 1995; merged with Federated Department Stores in 2005
Kaufman's
Kaufmann's, converted to Macy's 2006
S. Klein
Kresge's
S. H. Kress & Co.
Laneco
Lazarus – now Macy's
Leh's, closed in 1994
Lit Brothers, closed in 1977
LL Stearns Williamsport, Pennsylvania
McCrory
Metzlers
Montgomery Ward
Murphy's Mart
J.J. Newberry
Orr's, closed in 1993
Penn Traffic
Service Merchandise
Snellenburg's, 1869–1962
Strawbridge & Clothier, converted to Macy's 2006
Towers
Trader Horn
Two Guys Department Store
The Bon-Ton Department Store
Watt & Shand, sold to The Bon-Ton
Woolworth's
Zayre
Zollinger Harned

Rhode Island

Apex Stores
The Outlet Company
The Shepard Co.
Benny's, a discount store based in Smithfield that had locations in Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. All locations closed in December 2017.
Ann & Hope Downgraded in 2001 closed all outlet stores in 2020.

South Carolina

J. B. White

South Dakota

Fantle's

Tennessee

Bry's, sold to the parent company of Lowenstein's in 1956 before going out of business
Cain-Sloan, absorbed by Dillard's
Castner Knott, division of Mercantile Stores Company
Fazio's
Gerber's, closed in 1975
Goldsmith's, Merged into Rich's, later converted to Macy's
Harvey's
Julius Lewis
Loveman's, acquired by Proffitt's in 1986
McClure's
Miller's of Tennessee, sold to Hess's in 1987
Parisian acquired by Belk in 2007
Proffitt's, converted to Belk stores in 2006

Texas

Barker's
Cox's, closed in 1995
Dunlaps, closed in 2007
Fedway, a division of Federated Department Stores that had existed in Texas from 1952 to 1968 in which stores were opened in expanding post-World War II markets of Texas and later the rest of the Southwest that were traditionally under served by existing chains; the first store opening in Wichita Falls in 1952; after expanding throughout Texas, chain expanded into New Mexico, Oklahoma, and California
Foley's (Foley Brothers), division of May Company, converted to Macy's in 2006
Frost Bros.
Gemco
Joske's, acquired by Dillard's in 1987
Mitchell's
My Shoes
The Popular
Sakowitz
Sanger-Harris, division of Federated Department Stores, merged into sister division Foley's in 1987, converted to Macy's in 2006
* Sanger Brothers
E.M. Scarbrough & Sons
Stripling & Cox
* Cox's merged with W.C. Stripling & Sons
* W.C. Stripling & Sons, merged with Cox's
The Fair Store
Titche-Goettinger, merged with Joske's in 1979

Utah

Mervyns
Fred Meyer
* Grand Central Stores, acquired by Fred Meyer 1985, acquired 1999 by Kroger in a merger and operations assumed by Smith's Food and Drug Stores
ZCMI, founded and operated by the LDS Church until purchased by May Company, became Meier and Frank in 2003, some stores sold to Dillard's, others became Macy's in 2005

Vermont

Abernathy's
Britts Department Store
Grand Way
Magram's, and Rutland )

Virginia

Bradlees
BEST
GC Murphy Co.
Hechts
S.H. Heironimus
J.M. Fields
Miller & Rhoads
Rices Nachmans, formerly the Rices and Nachmans chains
Robert Hall Village
Thalhimers

Washington (state)

The Crescent, a division of B.A.T.U.S
Frederick & Nelson, division of Marshall Field & Company
Lamonts
Peoples, 7-store chain in the Puget Sound region, owned by Mercantile Stores Co.; closed in 1983
Rhodes Brothers, renamed Liberty House in 1974
Valu-Mart, renamed Leslie's in 1974, acquired by Fred Meyer in 1976
Wigwam Stores Inc.
White Front, 1969 to 1972

West Virginia

Ames various locations
The Diamond
Gee Bee Part of Glosser Brothers of Ohio.
Heck's Department Store, shuttered in the early 1990s
Hills
L.A. Joe Department Store
G. C. Murphy
Stone & Thomas, West Virginia's biggest department store chain; bought by Elder-Beerman in 1998
Watson's

Wisconsin

Boston Store
T.A. Chapman Co.
Copps Department Store, their department stores closed 1984, when Copps decided to shift their focus over to their supermarkets.
Gimbels, converted to Marshall Field's then one former Gimbels location to Macy's 2006.
Hoff Department Store closed 1984
H.C. Prange Co., sold to Younkers in 1992
Lauerman's Thirteen stores in Northeastern Wisconsin, Upper Michigan, and Iowa.
Prange Way, spun off in 1990 by H.C. Prange Co.; closed 1996
Schuster's, bought by Gimbels in 1962
Shopko, June 2019
Roth Brothers, founded pre-1900 as the "Bee Hive Bazaar."

Wyoming

Stockgrowers Mercantile Co., opened in the 1870s as Tim Kinney and Co.