Macy’s is an American department store chain. It is one of the most experienced companies in the U.S., as it was founded in 1858. Macy’s has nearly 600 stores and about 130,000 employees are working in these stores. In 2015, Macy’s was named to be the largest department store chain in the U.S. The flagship […]
Marshalls is a well-known American department store chain. It is well-known because it usually sells products with a discount. Founded in 1956 in Beverly, Massachussetts, today Marshalls has more than 1,100 stores in the U.S. and 61 stores in Canada. Marshalls is a subsidy of TJX Stores Company. You can find clothing, furniture, jewelry, beauty […]
Sam’s Club is an American retailer chain. It was founded in 1983 in Midwest City, Oklahoma. Today there are almost 600 stores of this company in the U.S. and several countries in the Americas and China. The company is a subsidy of Walmart. Nearly all types of products are sold in Sam’s Club stores. Since […]
Costco is an American retail store chain. It is operating as “membership-only warehouse clubs”. Costco was founded in 1976 in San Diego, California. It is operating 770 stores in the U.S. and several other countries today. An estimate of 245,000 employees are working at Costco stores. Right behind Walmart, Costco is the second-largest retailer in […]
Big Lots is an American retail chain. It was founded in 1967 in Columbus, Ohio. The former name of the company was “As Consolidated Stores Corp.”. Today, there are more than 1,400 stores of Big Lots, distributed in 47 states. Nearly 23,000 employees are currently working at Big Lots stores. Big Lots is selling food […]
Kmart is an American department store chain. It was founded in 1899 with a different name. The company reached its peak in 1994, when there are 2,323 Kmart stores in the U.S. In 2002 and late 2018, most of the Kmart stores were closed. Today, there are 202 remaining locations of Kmart in 37 states. It […]
AutoZone is a famous American retailer chain. It sells aftermarket automotive parts and equipment. AutoZone was founded in 1979 in Forrest City, Arkansas. Today, there are about 6,000 AutoZone locations in the U.S., Mexico and Brazil. About 87,000 employees are currently working in AutoZone locations. AutoZone is operating in each state of the U.S., except […]
Kohl’s is the second-largest department store chain in the U.S. It was founded in 1962 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Today, Kohl’s operate in 1,158 locations throughut the U.S. Actually, the roots of the company trace back to much earlier. In 1927, Maxwell Kohl had opened the first Kohl’s store as a grocery store, and following the […]
Meijer Inc. is an American department store chain. It was founded by Hendrik Meijer in 1934 in Greenville, Michigan. The company is actually in two types of businesses: department stores and gas stations. Today, there are 242 department stores and 200 gas stations of Meijer. 77,000 employees are estimated to work at these places. Meijer […]
JCPenney is a huge American department store chain. It was founded in 1902 in Kemmerer, Wyoming. Throughout the past century, the company expanded to every state in the U.S., except Hawaii. It has 864 stores in these states. About 95,000 employees are working at JCPenney company today. JCPenney is primarily selling conventional merchandise. You can […]