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Michaels (The Michaels Companies, Inc.) is an American department store. It is referred to as the largest arts, crafts, floral and do-it-yourself products store of North America. It was founded just in 1973, however, in a relatively short time, it has expanded excitingly. Today, there are more than 1,250 Michaels stores in various locations in…

Kohl’s is the second-largest department store chain in the United States. It was founded in 1962 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Today, Kohl’s operates in 1,158 locations throughout the United States. 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…

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 United States, except Hawaii. JCPenney has over 860 stores in total. About 95,000 employees are working at JCPenney company at present. JCPenney is primarily selling conventional merchandise.…

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, Massachusetts, 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…

TJ Maxx is an American discount department store chain. It was founded in 1976 in Framingham, Massachusetts. Today, it is operating with 1,241 stores. It is one of the largest subsidies of the parent company TJX Companies, and is also one of the largest clothing retailers in the United States. TJ Maxx has many stores…

Ross Dress For Less is an American department store chain. It usually sells products at a lower price than similar stores in the business. It was founded in 1982 in Pacifica, California and has become the largest discount retailer chain in the United States since 2018. Ross operates 1,483 stores in the United States and…

Kmart is a famous American department store chain. It was founded in 1899 as “Legacy”. The word “Kmart” is in use since 1964. 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 about…

Palais Royal is an old American department store chain. The company was founded in 1921 in Shreveport, Louisiana. Palais Royal is owned by Stage Stores, Inc., which is operating under several brand names, such as Palais Royal, Peebles, Stage, Goody’s and Bealls (unrelated with Bealls Florida). Stage Stores, Inc. is operating about 800 stores in…

Goody’s is an American department store chain that is owned by Stage Stores, Inc. The first Goody’s store was opened in 1953 in Athens, Tennessee. In the 2000s, there were 500 Goody’s stores in the United States. However, due to the bankruptcy in 2009, many of them were closed and Goody’s was acquired by Stage…