" THE LIST " Updated! 08/29/18

[NJxxJon]

THIS SOON WILL LOOK SEXY AS HELL. -----JON



              -Discount Department Stores:

French Market (1970)
Grant City/W.T. Grant (1975)
Mammoth Mart (1978) *Sold to King's.
Almart (1979)
J.M. Fields (1978) *division of Food Fair
Two Guys (1979) *some stores became Bradlees 1982
Kuhn's Big K (1981) *became Wal-Mart
Ayr-Way (1980)  *Most Stores became TARGET
J.W. Mays (1982)
Gemco/Memco (sold to Target in 1983)
Grand Central (sold to Fred Meyer in 1984)
King's (1984)
Westons (1985)**** became Jamesway or closed
Nichols (1985/**FINAL 1990)
Jefferson Ward (1986)   Now Bradlees
Gaylords  1985 *became Zayre stores as well
Zayre (1989) *became Ames!
Wilmington Dry Goods (1989)
Richway (1988) became Target
Alexander's (1992) (Bought buy Hannaford)
Woolco (1982) division of Woolworth, closed 1986 UK, became
Glosser Brothers (discount department store, 1992)
Woolco (Canada) 1994
Carrefour (1993) US division
Sprouse-Reitz (renamed Sprouse! then liquiated in 1993)
Stuart's (1995)
Jamesway (**1990-1991 partial gone and DONE 1995)
Woolworth (1997)
Rich's (1997)
Venture (1998) many stores became Kmart 1996
Hills (1998) became Ames
Caldor (1995 first closings then 1998 Done)  *May Co Owned  THEN ADG. Inc.
Bradlees (1988 /**FINAL 2001) **division of Stop & Shop
Ames (2002)
Value City (2008)  *Most stores became Burlington Coat Factory

                    -Department Stores:
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Barker's   (1977)
Lit Brothers (1977)
Gimbels (1986)
Bamberger's (1986) became Macys
B. Altman's   (1989)
Pomeroy's (1986)
H.C. Prange  (Later became Younkers)  (1992)
The Crescent (closed 1992)
Frederick & Nelson (closed 1992)
STEINBACH,  (1994)
Clover (1995)
Wanamaker's (1995)
Woodward & Lothrop (1995)
Jordan Marsh (1996) (Became Macy's)
Hess's (1996)
Swallen's (1997)
Lechmere  (1997)
Jacks Discount Stores (1997) Sold to ShopKo
Hennessy's (sold to Dillard's in 1998)
McAlpin's (1998) (converted to Dillard's)  
Montgomery Ward (2001)
Troutman's Emporium (closed in 2002)
ZCMI (renamed Meier & Frank in 2003)
Stern's (2003)**
Porteous (2003)
The Bon Marche (renamed Macy's in 2005)
Foley's/Strawbridge's/Kaufmann's (2006) became Macys
Meier & Frank (renamed Macy's in 2006)
Filene's (2006)
Mervyns (2006  then also 2008) former division of Target


================Pogue's (department store, changed to L.S. Ayres) (19??)
=================Mr. How (hardware store) closed in mid to late 80's    (19??)


                       - Pharmacies -
------------------------------------------------------------------------
MediMart (1986) division of Stop & Shop, became Walgreens
Sagebrush (part of Meijer)- closed in 1988
Spaar (drugstore concept by Meijer)- sold to Perry Drug in mid-'80s
Lee Drug - (DeMoulas owned) - sold to Walgreens in 1990.
Skaggs Drug Centers (sold to Osco Drug in 1991)
Pay 'n Save Drugs (sold to Kmart and merged into Payless Drug in 1992)
Wellby Superdrug (1992) became Rite Aid
Rea & Derick (1991) division of Acme, became CVS
LaVerdiere's (1994) acquired by Rite Aid
Perry Drugs (1995) acquired by Rite Aid
Thrift Drug/Fay's (1997) division of JCPenney, became Eckerd
I Got it at Gary's (1996) became Drug Emporium
REVCO (1997) became CVS, some became Eckerd
Thrifty Payless (1998) became Rite Aid
Rockbottom (1998) Acquired by Duane Reade
SupeRx (1998) division of Kroger, became CVS
Phar-Mor/Pharmhouse/RX Place (2002) latter two were divisions of Woolworth originally
Drug Emporium/F&M/VIX (2003) franchised stores still open. F&M was started by Pathmark, VIX was started by Tops.
Sav-on/Osco (2006) divisions of American Stores, then Albertsons. Became CVS, still in Albertsons/Acme/Jewel/Shaw's/Star stores.
Happy Harry's (2006) became Walgreens
ECKERD (2004/2007) became CVS/Rite Aid
Brooks (2007) became Rite Aid
Longs Drugs (2008) Will all be converted to CVS in a few months


                        -Food / Grocery Stores -
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Sampson's Grocery stores (1961) acquired by Hannaford
Food Fair (became Pantry Pride 1968)
A Mart (became A&P WEO 1971)
A&P WEO (became A&P 1973)
Penn Fruit (1975) (merged with Pantry Pride)  MORE Closings 1978
Pantry Pride (1978 and also 1993)
Popular Market -  (1980)  became Franks Supermarkets (1995)
Food Fair (became Pantry Pride from 1960s)  (1973 -1993)
WEINGARTEN'S (GROCERY STORE, BECAME SAFEWAY 1984)
Acme Super Saver (became Acme 1986)
Futurestore (became SuperFresh 1992
Insalaco's (became Bi-Lo 1993)
AppleTree (1993) division of Safeway, became Randalls or closed  ---with a 2009 Store still open!
Great American (1995)
Mad Grocer (1995)
Purity Supreme (1995 sold to Stop & Shop) - Closed in 1997.
Twin Valu (1996) **division of ShopKo Stores, Inc. and SuperValu Foods  
Smitty's (sold to Fred Meyer in 1998)
Buttrey Food & Drug (sold to Albertsons in 1998)
Lucky (1999) division of American Stores. Became Albertsons, since reintroduced.
Lamonts (division of Pay 'n Save; sold to Gottschalks in 2000)
Grand Union (2001) Some stores still listed as GU Family Markets
Lombartio's (2001)
Seessel's (became Schnuck's 2001)
Zagara's (2003) (division of Genuardi's)
Kohl's, 2003 -former division of Kohl's Department Stores, some locations became Copps Food Center
H-E-B Pantry Foods (became H-E-B 2004)
Victory Supermarkets (2005) acquired by Hannaford
Clemens Markets (2006) became Giant (PA), some stores became SuperFresh
Farmer Jack (2007) division of A&P, sold to Kroger or closed
Super G (2005) division of Giant (MD), became Giant (MD)
Kash N' Karry (2007) Now Sweetbay
Tidyman's (closed in 2007)
Sav-A-Center grocery stores (2007, was a division of A&P in the New Orleans area)



                           -Hardware/Home Centers
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Handy Dan (1986) Became Rickel    
Von Tobels Home Centers (division of Pay 'n Save; closed in 1988)
Mr. Good Buys (1991)
Channel Home Stores  (1994) Became Rickel
Furrow (1997)
Ernst (division of Pay 'n Save, closed 1997)
Malmo Nursery (division of Pay 'n Save, closed 1997)
Rickel (1997)
Hechinger/HQ/Builders Square (1999) **Builders Square was a former division of Kmart
Sears Neighborhood    **(2000)
Pergament (2001)
HomeBase/House2Home (closed 2002)
Spags (2004)
Franks Nursery (2004)*
Wickes Lumber (2004)
Pay 'n Pak (closed in 2003)
Scotty's Hardware (2005*
                           

                               -Car Companies -
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Simca (1979) division of Chrysler
Sunbeam (1979) division of Chrysler
Imperial (1983)*** division of Chrysler
AMC (1987) acquired by Chrysler
Merkur (1989) division of Ford
Peugeot (1991) discontinued in Americ
Sterling (1991) division of Rover
Yugo (1991)
Daihatsu (1992) discontinued in America, acquired by Toyota
Alfa Romeo (1995) discontinued in America
Geo (1997) division of GM, subdivision of Chevrolet, became Chevrolet
Eagle (1998) division of Chrysler
Vector Motors (1999)
Plymouth (2001) division of Chrysler
Daewoo (2002) discontinued in America, acquired by GM, discontinued 2004 in Europe
Oldsmobile (2004) division of GM
Pontiac (2010) division of GM
Hummer (2010) division of GM
Mercury (2011) division of Ford


                           -Gas Stations:
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Esso (US)/Enco/Humble/Carter (1972) became Exxon
American/Standard (19??) became Amoco
Atlantic (1988) became Sunoco
Amoco (2004) became BP


                              -Electronics
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Brick Church  (1992) (electronics as well)
Future Shop (1999) * Some sold to Best Buy (still open in Canada)
Steinberg's, electronics, ca. 1998
Good Guys!  (2005) Became CompUSA then closed.
Media Play (2006)
Tweeter (2008)
Circuit City (2009)
Ultimate Electronics (2011)

Wholesale Stores :
------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Price Club membership  (1992) now Costco
PACE (wholesale club) (1993)  Now Sams Club



                                 -FURNITURE:
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Sears HomeLife (became HomeLife 1999)
HomeLife Furniture (closed in 2001)
United Furniture Wearhouse **US  (2003)
Good's Furniture (closed in 2004; Lancaster-PA area stores closed recently)
Seaman's Furniture (acquired by Levitz in 2005, Levitz closed many stores including the Seaman's stores soon after)
Storehouse (closed in 2006)
Oscar Huber (currently in the process of closing)
Lane Home Furnishings (2008)   (Used to also Own D&D)
Levitz (2008)
Fortunoff (2009)


                                  -Banks:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
NationsBank (became Bank of America)
Mellon PCFS (became Citizens Bank)
First Union (became Wachovia)
Klein Bank (became Wells Fargo)
Commerce Bank (became TD Bank)
Shawat  (became FLEET than Bank of America)
Norwest Banks - acquired by Wells Fargo in 1998
Fleet Bark - (became Bank of America
Banknorth - (became TD Bank)


~~~~~~~~~~~~MISC SECTION~~~~~~~~~~~
Trak Auto (Sometime around 1990)
Wheels Auto Store (1997)  ----> Advance Auto
Western Auto (2003, was a division of Advance Auto Parts and at one point, Sears)
Auto Palace (sold to AutoZone in 1998)

Circus World - Toy Store (Sold to Kay-Bee Toys 1990)
Child World/Children's Palace - Toy Store (Bankrupt 1992)
K-B Toys  -2008
Chess King -1995
Merry Go-Round-
International Sports-2001
Corral West Ranchwear-2009
White Mart closed around '89 to '91.
Pic-n-Save-
Only 1.00 SUPERstore-2007



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_defunct_retailers_of_the_United_States



[size=8]Wikipedia might help clear the QUESTION MARKS ................... guys![/size]

[Marc82]

Electronic's - BERNIE'S 2010

[ameskmart1]

Skaggs was sold to Osco in 1981 not 1991
Lamonts is a department store not a grocery store and Gottschalks, who bought it, closed in 2009

here's some more

Club Wholesale - closed 1991
Pacific Linen - liquidated 1999
HomeClub - division of Zayre changed name to HomeBase in 1991 after Ames/Zayre merger
Sprouse-Reitz variety- changed name to Sprouse! in '91 and liquidated '93
Burdines, Lazarus, Goldsmith's, Rich's - became Macy's 2005
B. Dalton - shutting remaining stores 2010
Herman's World of Sporting Goods - closed 1993
Gart Sports/Oshman's/Sportmart - became Sports Authority 2003
Intermountain Outdoor Sports - closed 2001
Silo TV & Appliances - closed 1995
Pic 'n' Save/MacFrugal's - renamed Big Lots 2002
Best- closed 1996 also operated mall-based Best Jewelery stores until 1996
Hypermart USA - division of Wal-Mart, most stores became Wal-Mart supercenters in 1990
HMV music, movies - closed U.S. stores in 2004, still big in Canada, Australia, and U.K.
Viacom Entertainment Store/Nickelodeon Store - both closed in 1999

[Caldor1999]

Skaggs was sold to Osco in 1981 not 1991
Lamonts is a department store not a grocery store and Gottschalks, who bought it, closed in 2009

here's some more

Club Wholesale - closed 1991
Pacific Linen - liquidated 1999
HomeClub - division of Zayre changed name to HomeBase in 1991 after Ames/Zayre merger
Sprouse-Reitz variety- changed name to Sprouse! in '91 and liquidated '93
Burdines, Lazarus, Goldsmith's, Rich's - became Macy's 2005
B. Dalton - shutting remaining stores 2010
Herman's World of Sporting Goods - closed 1993
Gart Sports/Oshman's/Sportmart - became Sports Authority 2003
Intermountain Outdoor Sports - closed 2001
Silo TV & Appliances - closed 1995
Pic 'n' Save/MacFrugal's - renamed Big Lots 2002
Best- closed 1996 also operated mall-based Best Jewelery stores until 1996
Hypermart USA - division of Wal-Mart, most stores became Wal-Mart supercenters in 1990
HMV music, movies - closed U.S. stores in 2004, still big in Canada, Australia, and U.K.
Viacom Entertainment Store/Nickelodeon Store - both closed in 1999

if your talking about Best produtcs a store whitch was like service merchandise they closed in 1997

also caldor needs to be changed they were first owned by A.D.G then they were owned by the may company also it closed in 1999 not 1998

i also don't see service merchandise another store that closed down in 2002 and has since been an online retailer since 2004

[katnapped]

I'm pretty sure Two Guys did manage to limp into the 1980s (not sure if it was 1980 or 81 when they went under)

[Caldor1999]

I'm pretty sure Two Guys did manage to limp into the 1980s (not sure if it was 1980 or 81 when they went under)

it was 1982 i believe

[Ameskid]

The spelling of the electronics store is BRICK CHURCH.
I did a search for Insalaco's and found a picture of a store that closed sround 1998 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/62355920@N00/3981644875/)
As for Mr. How, let's say 1985.

New add:
Grocery Stores- bigg's- all stores will either be closed or be converted to Remke Markets


Pogue's - 1983 (converted to L. S. Ayres)
Trak Auto- 2002 (acquired by Advance Auto Parts)

[Ameskid]

Wheels Auto Store- 1997
Western Auto- 2003
Auto Palace- 1998 (acquired by AutoZone)
Media Play should go under electronics.
Purity Supreme- 1995 (should go under supermarkets)
Pic-n-Save and MacFrugals are the same store--they changed their name to MacFrugal's in 1991.

[Ameskid]

I just thought I'd add this:

Thorn International Rentals (1996) - became Rent-A-Center

[Ameskid]

Pogue's (1983) sold to L.S. Ayres, later became Hess's or JC Penney

Roberds (2000) furniture store

Swallen's (1997) discount department store

[Kmart4life]

You forgot Bulider's Square in hardware/home centers

[Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill)]

Pamida (2012) - Merged with Shopko (all former Pamida locations are now Shopko Hometown)

[Pikapower]

Here are some more to add to the list

Department Stores
AM&A's (1994) became The Bon-Ton
Jenss department store (2001) * Continue to operate Reeds Jewelers-Jenss Decor stores
Sibley's (1990) Became Kaufmann's

Electronics
Video Factory (mid-1990s) most locations became Blockbuster
Zappers! Buffalo, NY area video game store (mid-late 1990s?)
Hollywood Video (2006 or 2007?)
Blockbuster Music (mid-1990s)

Miscellaneous
Kids "R" Us (2003) *now just a clothing brand by Toys "R" Us
Leap & Bounds a chain of family entertainment centers owned by McDonalds (1994) became Discovery Zone
Discovery Zone (1999) acquired by Chuck E. Cheese's
PetStuff (mid-1990s) became PetSmart?
Zany Brainy (late 1990s or early 2000s?)

Banks
Norstar Bank (1991) became Fleet Bank
First Federal (1991)

Hardware Stores
Chase-Pitkin (2006) hardware store concept owned by Wegmans

Food / Grocery Stores
Bells (early 1990s) some stores became Quality Markets
P&C (2010) Became Tops Friendly Markets
Wilson Farms (2011) Became 7-Eleven

[Hudsons81]

Department Stores:

• Crowley's (1999) became Value City
• Hudson's/Dayton's (2001) became Marshall Field's, former division of Target
• Marshall Field's (2006) became Macy's, former division of Target

If you look on Meijer's Wikipedia page, it dosen't mention Sagebrush being a pharmacy, it was actually one of Meijer's three clothing store concepts.

Pharmacies:

• Arbor Drugs (1998) became CVS, some locations closed a few months after conversion

Car Companies:

• Saturn (2009) division of GM

Gas Stations:

• Total (Michigan) (2001) became Speedway or Marathon

Wholesale Stores:

• SourceClub (1994) Meijer concept, most locations closed except Fraser, MI, which converted to a regular Meijer store

Furniture:

• Furniture Express (2008)

Banks:

• National Bank of Detroit/First Chicago Bank (1995) merged to become NBD First Chicago, then acquired by Bank One 1998
• Bank One (2006) became Chase Bank
• Michigan National Bank (2001) became Standard Federal Bank
• Standard Federal Bank (2004) became LaSalle Bank
• LaSalle Bank (2008) became Bank of America
• National City Bank (2010) became PNC Bank

Miscellaneous:

• Murray's Auto Parts (2010) became O'Reilly Auto Parts
• Borders (2011)
• Caesarland (2011) family entertainment centers in the Midwest owned by Little Caesar's

[JimSawhill]

Gas Stations:

    * Total (Michigan) (2001) became Speedway or Marathon

How about GasLand and A-1 stations in Connecticut...


In Food/Grocery:

       Popular Supermarkets and Top Notch Foods

[nysw3636]

Nice list. FYI, Barkers should be under discount stores. They were done by 1982, not 1977. Purchased by Kings Dept Stores in 1980...

[Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill)]

Add this to Hardware Stores:
Servistar Coast to Coast Hardware (1996) - Merged with True Value Hardware Stores

Add this to Gas Stations:
Sohio/Boron (1991): Became BP

New category: Restaurants:
Burger Chef (1982): Acquired by Hardee's
Zantigo (1986): Acquired along with Kentucky Fried Chicken by PepsiCo from RJR Nabisco, Zantigo became Taco Bell.
Biff Burger (mid-1980s): Sold to Burger King
Sambo's (1980s): Most were sold to Denny's

[Ameskid]

A couple more banks.

Star Bank (1997) - merged with Firstar
Firstar (2001) - became U.S. Bank
BankEast (2012) - acquired by U.S. Bank

[Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill)]

Woolco Canada (1994): became Walmart Canada
Kmart Canada (1998): became Zellers
Zellers (2013): became Target Canada
Radio Shack Canada: became The Source by Circuit City
The Source by Circuit City: now called "The Source by Bell" with the bankruptcy of Circuit City Canada, and the acquisition of the retailer by Bell Canada, Canada's largest telecommunications provider.

[Hudsons81]

Two new banks to add:

Citizen's Bank (Flint, MI) (2013) became First Merit Bank
Charter One (2015) will become Citizen's Bank (New England states)

[Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill)]

Add this one to gas stations:

Standard Oil of Ohio (Sohio/Boron) (1991) - became BP

[Ameskid]

================Pogue's (department store, changed to L.S. Ayres) (19??)
=================Mr. How (hardware store) closed in mid to late 80's    (19??)

Mr. HOW (1986) - locations converted to Handy Andy or Builder's Square
Pogue's (1986)

[Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill)]

Add this to discount stores:

*Target Canada (2015), previously Zellers

[Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill)]

Add these to the list:

Discount stores:
*Target Canada (2015) - previously Zellers

Banks:
*BMO Bank of Montreal, Harris Bank, M&I Bank (Wisconsin) (2013) - Merged to become BMO Harris Bank

[Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill)]

ALCO (previously Duckwall-ALCO) (2014) - 20 locations became Shopko Hometown in Spring 2015. Other locations were sold to Bomgaars.

[Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill)]

Add this to cars:

DeLorean Motor Company (1975-1982) - Filed for bankruptcy in 1982, remaining DeLorean inventory sold to Consolidated Stores, Inc., the parent company of Big Lots.

[Ameskid]

One more bank...

Bank of Kentucky (2015) - acquired by BB&T

[Pikapower]

I got one "store" to add, Brothers even though the chain was never its own store (like it should have been in addition to it being co-branded with Justice), but the Justice stores that were listed as "Justice & Brothers" had the boys section (Brothers) removed in the summer of 2015.

Speaking of Justice, Limited Too a former division of The Limited had their stores converted to Justice in 2008.

Also we need to add clothing stores to the list!

[JimSawhill]

Banks - First Federal of East Hartford became Savings Bank of Manchester.

Saving Bank of Manchester - became Alliance Bank

Alliance Bank - First Niagra

[TheFugitive]

Banks - First Federal of East Hartford became Savings Bank of Manchester.

Saving Bank of Manchester - became Alliance Bank

Alliance Bank - First Niagra

And now about to become Key Bank as First Niagara has been acquired.

https://www.key.com/about/articles/keybank-first-niagara-agreement-103015.jsp?ppc=Q4_prFN_tw