M NEXUS INSIGHT
// arts

Is there any venture stores left?

By Daniel Moore

Is there any venture stores left?

Venture Stores expanded to operate over 70 stores with major market share in St….Venture Stores.

TypeDefunct
Defunct1998
FateBankruptcy
HeadquartersO’Fallon, Missouri
Key peopleRobert Wildrick, Julian Seeherman

Why did venture stores go out of business?

Bankruptcy & Closure While facing vast competition, the company made a fatal mistake trying to expand into Texas instead of protecting its core markets. Venture sold the Texas stores to Kmart in 1996 and closed its distribution center in Corsicana, Texas.

Was venture a national chain?

Venture was a chain of discount department stores that operated in Australia between 1970 and 1994.

When did zayre go out of business?

Zayre

Final Zayre logo, used from 1978 to 1990
TypeDepartment store
DefunctJune 8, 1990
FateAcquired by Ames BJ’s Wholesale Club acquired by Waban Inc.
SuccessorTJX Companies

Why did GrandPa Pigeons close?

That would be Grandpa’s, the venerable chain of discount stores that sold everything from socks to tools to fishing tackle. The stores were shuttered in 1999 after being sold to Value City Department Stores.

What happened to service merchandise?

Service Merchandise eventually filed for bankruptcy and liquidated in 2002 after being unable to compete on price and selection against big box stores and internet sellers. It still operates as an e-commerce site.

When did Grandpa Pigeons close?

1999
The stores were shuttered in 1999 after being sold to Value City Department Stores.

Where are Caldor stores?

Accelerated growth. By 1963, Caldor had stores in Peekskill, NY, and Danbury, Hamden, CT, Norwalk, and Riverside, CT, in addition to the original location in Port Chester, NY. Staying true to its belief in the benefits of regionalization each new store was planned in close proximity to Caldor’s headquarters.

When did Labelle’s go out of business?

Best Products

TypePublic (NASDAQ: BESTQ)
DefunctFebruary 1997 (liquidation completed in December 1998)
FateChapter 11 bankruptcy liquidation
HeadquartersRichmond, Virginia
ProductsHome furnishings, consumer electronics, jewelry, housewares, toys

What happened JM Fields?

When parent company Food Fair filed for bankruptcy in 1978, all J.M. Fields and Pantry Pride stores ceased operations and were shuttered….J. M. Fields.

IndustryDepartment store
FounderPhillip Feldman
Defunct1978
FateBankruptcy
HeadquartersSalem, Massachusetts , United States

When did Central Hardware go out of business?

Central Hardware went out of business in 1996, but it was a long goodbye.