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In the late 1950s, Hills stores were full-fledged department stores (as opposed to the discount department stores for which the chain later became known). Herbert H. Goldberger, [2] the founder of Hills, sold the chain to SCOA Industries, (Shoe Company of America), of Columbus, Ohio, in 1964. He remained as president of Hills until 1981, when ...
F. C. Nash & Co. – Nash's (Pasadena), at one time had 5 stores in downtown locations in neighboring small cities during the 1950s and 1960s, founded in 1889 as a grocery store, became a department store in 1921, branch stores were unable to compete with larger chains opening in malls built in the late 1960s and early 1970s and had to be ...
The chain was dismantled in late 1988 with Kimco Development acquiring all of the store locations while the corporate office and distribution center were sold off in separate transactions. Hills leased 35 Gold Circle stores in Ohio, New York, and Kentucky and immediately converted them into Hills stores following the liquidation sales ...
Department stores have struggled mightily over the past several years, so it wasn't a surprise when Bon-Ton Stores decided to pull the plug and liquidate in 2018. The chain's stores spanned 23 ...
After changing its name to Tween Brands in 2006 and shuttering or rebranding most locations a few years later, Blue Alliance acquired the name Limited Too and relaunched almost 200 stores in 2016 ...
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This was a response to the company making a wider move to close smaller stores and open larger ones. [13] [14] On July 28, 1995, Hills opened in the former location of Woolworth. [15] The 83,000 square feet (7,700 m 2) store space cost about $2,000,000 to renovate. [15] [16] This location would be short lived, as Hills closed in April 1997. [17]
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