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  2. List of oldest companies in the United States - Wikipedia

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    1648-1651, 1662 (as retail) Shirokiya: Honolulu, Hawaii: Lacquer, Retail [12] [13] Founded in Tokyo, moved to the U.S. in 1958. Defunct in 2021. 1667 Seaside Inn: Kennebunkport, Maine: Hotel [8] [14] [15] 1670 Hudson's Bay Company: New York City: Retail [16] Founded in England by Royal Charter, headquartered today in Toronto and New York City ...

  3. Oldest General Stores in America

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    800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. ... The oldest operating retailer on Massachusetts's premier summer getaway spot, ... Now with a population hovering around 25, ...

  4. Sears - Wikipedia

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    Sears, Roebuck and Co., commonly known as Sears (/ s ɪər z / SEERZ), [6] is an American chain of department stores founded in 1892 by Richard Warren Sears and Alvah Curtis Roebuck and reincorporated in 1906 by Richard Sears and Julius Rosenwald, with what began as a mail ordering catalog company migrating to opening retail locations in 1925, the first in Chicago. [7]

  5. History of Walmart - Wikipedia

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    By 1988, Wal-Mart was the most profitable retailer in the United States, [7] though it did not outsell K-Mart and Sears in terms of value of items purchased until late 1990 or early 1991. By 1988, Walmart was operating in 27 states, having expanded into Arizona, Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia, New Jersey, and Wyoming.

  6. Then & Now: The 164-year history of America's oldest ...

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    800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in. ... The 164-year history of America's oldest department store, Macy's ... Though the founder of the modern-day Macy's department stores couldn't seem ...

  7. Troubled retailer Sears quietly reopens two stores. What is ...

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    To the casual shopper, Sears, one of America’s oldest retailers, may appear to be on life support.The department store chain that once reinvented how Americans shopped now barely has a brick-and ...

  8. General store - Wikipedia

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    Gray's General Store of Adamsville, Rhode Island is reputed to be the oldest continually operating general store in the United States until its temporary closure in 2012. [25] It subsequently reopened in the summer of 2013. [26] However, the convenience inherent in the general store has been revived in the form of the modern convenience store.

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