Zayre came into operation 100 years ago in 1919 in Boston, Mass. At the time, this job worked M-F out of Readville Yd. The Bell Shops/Nugent stores were suffering due to the decline of downtown business districts and to the rise of "mill" discount store operations. Roesing Furniture, a family-owned business that began 120 years ago, is closing its doors in Rochester after four generations of Roesings making friendly service a successful formula for competing. Courtesy of State Archives of Florida. The building is currently occupied by a Marden's Surplus store. [4], In 1984, Zayre Corp. introduced a new warehouse retail concept to the Northeast called BJ's Wholesale Club. (Owned by Steve Dahl), The Crawford (Your Fashion Store) / Chicago & Rolling Meadows IL. As these companies became more successful, they began to build their own new stores, either free-standing or in shopping centers, allowing greater visibility along with the benefits of custom-built facilities. During the 20 years following the creation of the country's first enclosed regional mall in 1956, so many were built in Florida that they started to cannibalize each other. Interior view of Colonial Plaza in 1966. Located 1.7 miles northwest of Downtown Orlando, Colonial Plaza originally opened as an open-air strip mall in 1956. (1944-2009), Gladstone Park Bakery / 5744 N Milwaukee Ave. Jefferson Park, & later at 490 Bennett Rd. Jefferson Ward closed in 1985 (replaced by Zayre) and Maison Blanche acquired and closed May Cohens in 1988. The Zayre's retail chain was founded by . It's been closed for quite some time, but the legacy of both the eatery - and the hit king - remain. Kroger has been gone from Pennsylvania for over 30 years yet, there are still many recognizable former Kroger stores and cube signs left in Western PA! Stella Buick / 515 W. Lake St, Oak Park, IL. Their first chain of stores was the Bell Shoppes, which sold womens apparel. The brothers agreed on the name Zayre which was a transformation from the Jewish saying Zehr gut which means very good. CSXT local B733 starts there work day on a dreary overcast Friday morning. In fact, Zayre Corp.'s off-priced retailing chains were so successful that by 1987 Zayre thought it prudent to organize them under one name and grant them autonomy from the decreasingly prosperous parent company. In the mid-1960s, Zayre bought out many of these firms, leaving only a handful of departments as leased operations.[8]. Sales Associate, and Dept Manager. What's nice is that there are still several very busy rail customers in the park that is served four times a week by this local that can access it only by running down Amtrak's Northeast Corridor. This website is not affiliated with the former Zayre chain or the Tjx Companies. The company's headquarters was in Framingham, Massachusetts. With such a merchandise mix, Hit or Miss was able to sell current fashions at 20 to 50 percent less than most specialty stores. David Carroll is a Chattanooga news anchor, and his new book "Hello Chattanooga" is available on his website, ChattanoogaRadioTV.com.You may contact him at 900 Whitehall Road, Chattanooga, TN . Pompano Beach Fla Sarasota. There was then 27 Ames in the state and 632 nationwide. On September 20, 1956, the Hyannis Zayre opened with 5,000 square feet of retail space. After lunch, they would head east and clear up at the Merkens Chocolate siding lead in Mansfield, where they would switch Champion Container, Franklin Warehouse & Owens Illinois. The company's transition into an off-price fashion business was relatively smooth, but the Ames preferred stock it received in the Zayre transaction was a problem. Addison - 1050 N Rohlwing Road - Store #30, Former Turn-Style, (Opened on August 10, 1978) - Closed on . Its worth noting this Zayre location was renamed Ames following their 1988 acquisition of the Zayre chain. The Lewiston Mall was anchored by a Zayre Discount Store and WT Grant store, however without any major anchors the mall has suffered. Let us know in the comments! Required fields are marked *. Marcq-en-Barul. Slogan: We'd like to make Zayre your store! The branch's other customer, Teknor Apex (along with Pascale Brick in S. Attleboro on the NEC), was serviced by WAMI-1 out of Middleboro yard. According to a LinkedIn profile, Ames will be returning in the spring of 2023. Among Zayre's early acquisitions was the Hit or Miss chain, an off-price chain specializing in upscale women's clothing. Older Zayre logo from the early days of the company. Once the fifth-largest department store chain in the country, they were completely gone by 1990. Big Lots (former Kroger) - Alameda Plaza - New Castle Road - Butler, PA. Does any one remember the Zayres located in the MLK mall in Roxbury, Mass in the late 80s? Maine, New Hampshire & Vermont locations: MAINE 13 STORES Augusta Saco. That opportunity came in late 1955 when Stop & Shop, Inc. approached them with an offer to build them a store alongside a new Stop & Shop supermarket to be constructed in Hyannis, Massachusetts. Any there any other favorites you miss? Zayre entered Minnesota in the early 1970s by purchasing the locally owned Shopper's City, and rebranding those locations as "Zayre Shopper's City". [10] However, many of the new Zayre stores opened during the 1980s suffered from cluttered aisles and messy appearances. Zayre operated stores troughout the eastern states. In 1969, Zayre Corp. bought the Hit or Miss chain and began its exploration of the off-price fashion market. Both BJ's and TJX are still going strong today. Since then it was a shoe store for a brief period in the mid-2000s, and currently (as of March 9, 2022), only Big Lots occupies the left half of the former Winn-Dixie. This former Kroger is now a Big Lots. Former Zayre Distribution center 1420 Gordon Food Service Dr, Plant City, FL 33563 Pompano Beach. Founded by Russian immigrant brothers, Zayre opened its first store discount department store in Hyannis. . Zayre Discount Store located at 12211 Viers Mill Rd. The CSX local has finished its work at the Mansfield Industrial Park and waits its turn to open up onto the busy Northeast Corridor to return to the Framingham Secondary and their home terminal in Walpole, MA. Last, but certainly not least, Caddy's was a popular hangout downtown from the early '80s until it was demolished in 1998 to make room for Paul Brown Stadium. [4], By 1990, all Zayre stores had been closed or converted into Ames stores, and what had once been America's fifth largest discount retailer was no more.[11]. For years, it was anchored by JCPenney, Montgomery Ward, Dillards and Service Merchandise. 1987-1989 In 1987, Zayre forms a new entity called The TJX Companies, Inc., with T.J. Maxx, Hit or Miss, and Chadwick's of Boston as the initial retail banners. The company's headquarters was in Framingham, Massachusetts. 284 N Nova Rd, Daytona Beach, FL 32114, Daytona Beach 2595 N Atlantic Ave, Daytona Beach, FL 32118, DeLand 2617 S Woodland Blvd, DeLand, FL 32720, Orlando 2300 S Orange Ave, Orlando, FL 32806, Plant City. crazy) parking lot. Oftentimes back then, I would visit my Dad at work. 1988 In the first half of 1988, Zayre stores had operating losses of $69 million on sales of $1.4 billion. The company operated numerous stores in the. The stores in Augusta and Portland still had that asterisks carved in square wood handles on each door until they were renovated or demolished. Remember this ad showing the original Atari 2600? Zayre's Dept Store was a nice place to work. Ames Department Stores, Inc. 2418 Main Street Rocky Hill, Connecticut 06067-2598 U.S.A. (203) 257-2000 Fax: (203) 563-8234. The building is currently occupied by a thrift store operating under the name Unique Thrift. After letting Amtrak 173 barrel past, Amtrak's Mainline Dispatcher gave CSX local B733 the light at Mansfield, which was headed for Zayre's to set out the six loads. (1966-2016), Noah's Ark Pet Center / 2430 E. Oakton St. Elk Grove Village, IL. By using this site, you agree to its use of cookies. Gateways days as a regional shopping mall peaked in the late 1970s. Save-A-Lot closed their store down on October 23, 2021, leaving the right half vacant. Zayre had many stores in almost every large town in New England, especially in Maine where the company opened stores early after being founded. The original tenants of the mall included a Thom-McAn shoe store, CVS Pharmacy and a Deering Ice Cream Parlor. By 1990, the chain had merged with T.J. Maxx and all the Zayre stores were closed. By the end of 1966, Zayre had 92 stores with major concentrations in the Chicago metropolitan area, Miami, and its home turf of Boston. In 1999, the mall was reincarnated into a technology office campus called Netpark. Did you know Pete Rose once had a restaurant on the west side of Cincinnati? High Point, NC 27262. Rebranded Gateway Town Center, the outdoor portion of the shopping center survives with a few neighborhood retailers and a Publix Supermarket, while the enclosed mall sits abandoned and waiting for a new lease on life. Thank goodness the fun memories and this eye-catching mural remain! They enjoyed a good period, but the Hills acquisition created a lot of debt and that, combined with a bad economy caused another "Zayre storm" for Ames. As a kid this was a posh place. At Mansfield they will sneak out on to Amtrak northeast corridor main 1 for a half mile sprint down to "Zayres" where they will clear up to go work West Mansfield in the Cabot Industrial Park. . Its list of anchors today include Stein Mart, Marshalls, Barnes & Noble, Bealls Outlet, ULTA, Petco, Staples, Ross Dress for Less, Hobby Lobby and Big Lots. Ames, however, kept the exterior similar to the style of Zayre at the former Zayre locations. Reply. This is a location list of former Venture Stores and Venture Dollar locations. ?1993), Del Farm Food Stores / Multiple Chicagoland area locations. Waccamaw Pottery / 1400 E. Golf Rd. From a governmental perspective, Philadelphia County is a legal nullity, as all county functions were ass Within a few years, Bell Shops expanded beyond underwear and hosiery into women's specialty stores, competing with such chains as Lerner Shops and Three Sisters. Ames management also changed the name of the Zayre stores to Ames, which analysts say was another mistake. Kroger left Pennsylvania in 1984 and still hasn't returned. Information about your use of this site is shared with Google. By 1962, there were 27 Zayre stores open, with ten to twenty new ones added annually for many years afterward. The original Ayres department store in downtown Indianapolis opened in the late 1800s and was well known for its women's fashions, Christmas events and displays, and beloved Tea Room. Recognized as the citys premier African-American retail destination by this time, the malls anchors included JCPenney, May Cohens, Service Merchandise and Jefferson Ward. Clothing, footwear, bedding, furniture, jewelry, beauty products, kitchen spices, electronics, toys, and housewares. This store opened on August 11, 1980 in a former Zayre. Zayre Corp.'s off-price retailing chains had become so successful that by 1987 Zayre thought it prudent to organize them under one name and grant them autonomy from the decreasingly prosperous parent company.[4]. Ames expanded to the mid-west and continued it's growth. Delivery Manager H/F. but maybe I would write about Zayre if I could find a well-preserved former Zayre location I could visit, kind of like I did with Nickerson Farms and Howard Johnson's. Delete. Courtesy of Google Streetview. The effort went slowly and proved to be very costly. Store was originally a Zayre. In 1946, the company acquired Nugents, another women's specialty store chain with locations in New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, and Washington D.C., effectively doubling its number of stores and expanding its market area. . Sometimes while waiting for a train.again, I close my eyes and I can see inside the old store. During the early 1970s the company started the T.J. Maxx chain. Early tenants included Belk-Lindsey, Publix, Walgreen Drug, W.T. Its worth noting this Zayre location was renamed Ames following their 1988 acquisition of the Zayre chain. By the end of World War II, there were nearly 30 Bell Shops in the New England area. in Wheaton (Silver Spring),MD. In 1985, Zayre purchased the former Gaylord's store chain. The former location on Buford Highway is now a flea market. You're probably more familiar with the smaller branch stores, like this former one in the Indianapolis Glendale shopping center. Zayre's Department Store was the major tenant, with others including the WTVC Channel 9 studios, Shoney's, and a Red Food Store (accessible by escalator). Today, Home Depot and Lowe's are popular in Cincinnati, but Builders Square paved the way for the current home improvement superstores. In 1985, Zayre purchased the former Gaylord's store chain. Medium-sized Zayre markets at the time included Washington, D.C., Pittsburgh, Atlanta, Cleveland, Columbus, Jacksonville, Tampa, and Providence. The best hidden gems and little known destinations - straight to your inbox. The former Daytona Mall. CSXT local B733 from Walpole is on tbe Amtrak New Haven Line Main 1 passing the MBTA commuter rail platforms having just come off the Framingham Secondary at Mansfield interlocking, MP 204 on the corridor. The company had it's headquarters in Framingham, MA. Days of shopping for toys in a large store may be over. On many Zayre stores, the door handles featured the famous Zayre asterisks logo. No surprise, it helped eventually cripple successor Ames in the very end . 1933). In October 1989, 11 New Hampshire Zayre stores were renamed Ames. Afterwards, they would pipe back (with a real caboose!) The department store needed a name, however. In an attempt to compete with Kentucky Fried Chicken, Minnie Pearl's opened hundreds of fried chicken restaurants several decades ago. the former naugatuck store, now home to ocean state job lot as it was on march 29, 2006 the vacant east hartford store facing difficult times in an otherwise vital plaza as of february 13, 2007 the now demolished torrington store as it was bleeding a label scar upon sundown on august 24, 2006 the half-demolished torrington store on june 7, 2007 High Point, North Carolina, United States. Rolling Meadows, IL. Not only was Zayre one of the oldest names in cut-rate retailing, dating from the. In October 1988, Zayre's parent company, Zayre Corp., sold the stores to the competing Ames Department Stores, Inc. chain, and in June 1989, Zayre Corp. merged with one of its subsidiaries, The TJX Companies, parent company of T.J. Maxx, which still exists today. Run by a former Kroger executive, Albers was innovative in many ways and set the standard for grocery shopping. The same month, Zayre Corp. acquired the outstanding minority interest in TJX. Roselyn's had over 40 locations across the Hoosier state at one point. Originally Zayre, later Winn-Dixie Marketplace, Cone Boulevard at Summit Avenue, Greensboro NC. That same month, Ames filed for protection from creditors under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. Your email address will not be published. You probably have memories like I do of your Mom dragging you to the store to get your jeans, tennies and new winter coats. When that effort failed, the company hired Bernard 'Ben' Cammarata, previously General Merchandise Manager of Marshalls, to essentially create a Marshalls clone. During the takeover, Ames kept the Zayre stores for a while. BJ's Wholesale Club and Home Club were later spun off from TJX. The company opened new stores in clusters, so as to maximize brand presence and advertising efficiency. Ames, one of the nation's biggest discount retailers, operates 629 Ames stores and 61 Zayre stores in 20 states. The first Zayre location opened in Hyannis in 1956. (1971-1985)photo courtesy of Robert Krause, RB Clothes For The Entire Family / Multiple Chicagoland area locations, Rosebud Farm Stand / 525 E. 130th St, Chicago, IL, Lake Effect / 435 E. Illinois st. River North Chicago, IL. McCrory 5 & 10. 1/1/2023. It replaced Westgate shopping center, the citys first large shopping plaza and was the second fully-enclosed shopping center to open in the city, following the 1969 opening of Sunshine Mall. The department store needed a name however. A former Zayre store in 2001 on Broward Boulevard just west of I-95. Marshall FieldAnd Company / Multiple Chicagoland area locations(1852-2006), The Flip Side Record Stores / Multiple Chicagoland area locations, Polk Bros. Appliances / Multiple Chicagoland area locations (1946-1992), Adams Shoe Outlet / 3655 W. Irving Park Rd. Now it is an ugly, over-built Super Stop & Shop (70 Pulaski Boulevard, Bellingham, MA 02019) with a dirty and very dangerous (i.e. Some of the former Zayre stores operated under the Ames name until Ames ceased operations in 2002. Zayre opened this 81,220 square foot store on November 14th 1963. The building has been vacant since October 2002. At that point, the Zayre locations were closed and Home Depot, now becoming a national chain, abandoned the original smaller stores. Zayre began to feature appearances from celebrities such as Sherman Hemsley and Robert Guillaume in "Grand-Reopenings" of their major stores. The successful BJ's Wholesale Club and TJ Maxx chains are spinoffs from Zayre. Quote from: TRJ_22487 on January 17, 2013, 06:42:09 PM. Lewiston Mall located at 20 East St. in Lewiston,ME. It sold the entire chain of nearly 400 Zayre stores to Ames Department Stores, Inc. Photo courtesy of Cabarrus County/Laserfiche WebLink, ----------------------------------------------------------------------------, Winn-Dixie #2048, 1994-built (closed 2005), 950 South Cannon Boulevard, Kannapolis, North Carolina. Note Zayre opened this 43,750 square foot store on August 20th 1973. By the early 1950s, company sales leveled off, and it became clear to the Feldbergs that drastic changes were needed for their business to remain viable. The first two T.J. Maxx stores open in Auburn and Worcester, Massachusetts. Old neon lighting, the big ceiling air conditioner vents, orange and brown colors on walls and carpet. CSXT Walpole based local B733 is all done after a nice short work day and is heading out light engine with their lone GP40-2 after working Milton's Distributing. With the help of their children Stanley and Sumner, Zayre grew into one of the largest retail chains in the country with almost 1,200 locations nationwide. The mall also featured a Hit or Miss Clothing Store and a Beaconway Fabrics, both of which were owned by Zayre. In 2005, as with all other Winn-Dixie stores in the Carolinas, they all either closed down, or was sold to competitors (example being store #2038 in China Grove being sold to Food Lion, becoming the beloved store #2650), in the wake of W-D's bankruptcy, this Winn-Dixie closed down in the summer of 2005. When it opened in 1976, East Lake Square Mall was the first regional mall on the east side of Tampa and one of the citys first two story enclosed shopping centers. Nothing has happened to the present by becoming past except that fresh slices of existence have been added to the total history of the world. The history of any nation follows an undulatory course. Conrail's WARE-29 is eastbound on trk. 55 1st St, Mexico Beach, FL - (opened May 7, 1982) - Has a Dunkin' restaurant ene Indiana Carmel, IN - (opened June 10, 1989) - Has a Subway / Dippin' Dots restaurant, a optical center, a video center, a photo studio, a garden/floral center, a Zayre Auto Center, a New Jersey See also List of former Zayre locations Categories Not sure where but I thought I read somewhere that the big building (now split into about 15 different very small stores) in the parking lot of this Zayre was once a Two Guys store. OnlyInYourState may earn compensation through affiliate links in this article. Later on, Tighe Bros Warehouse would also build a siding on this lead adjacent to the Amtrak mainline. While the concept of a drugstore is still around, they tend to go through several name changes, and SuperX is one that definitely feels nostalgic. These stores were an early example of the hypermarket concept, which included grocery, automotive, and a barber shop. You only went in if you had a nice roll of cash. Throughout all this, however, The TJX Companies subsidiary continued to yield a profit. In June 1987, just ten years after T.J. Maxx opened its first store, The TJX Companies, Inc. was established as a subsidiary of Zayre Corp., with Cammarata serving as president and CEO. This was where it was originally in the early 1970s which later moved to a plaza near I-395, more commonly known as where Ames was in its last years. In 1986, profits of the Zayre chain, targeting low- to middle-income customers, dropped, although T.J. Maxx, Hit or Miss, and Chadwick's of Boston, targeting mid- to higher-income customers, continued to grow. This popular pizza joint opened in the 1950s and was all the rage for decades. At the same time, however, Zayre was renovating its discount department stores and expanding its product mix. Norm's) Grand Spaulding Dodge / 3300 W. Grand Ave. Chicago, IL. Zayre stores featured frequent flashing light 15-minute specials with live/recorded public address announcements meant to build excitement and drive traffic to specific departments, similar to Kmarts Blue Light Specials. Note this Zayre store opened in 1985, three years later the chain would be acquired by Ames. It acquired the 155-store Hills chain, they bought some former Caldor and Goldblatt's locations. Here Are The 6 Most-Recommended Pizza Places In Indiana, According To Our Readers, Hunt For Ghosts On A Guided Night-Time Tour Of Anderson, Indiana, The One State Park In Indiana With 9 Connected Lakes Truly Has It All, The Water Is A Brilliant Blue At Geist Reservoir, A Refreshing Stop In Indiana, This Tiny Dime Store In Indiana Is Famous For This Unbelievable Candy Item, These 5 Crimes Committed By Hoosiers From Indiana Will Completely Terrify You, The Indiana Donut Shop Chain That Puts All The Rest To Shame, 8 Images People From Indiana Will Immediately Recognize. Some wonderful memories for me! East Lakes days of prominence went down the tubes with the 1998 opening of the Brandon Town Center in nearby Brandon. The old Zayre location in Fall River is currently occupied by Burlington (Burlington Coat Factory). ?-2001) Florsheim Shoe Stores / Multiple Chicagoland area locations Marcq-en-Barul. (1929-2022), Chas. Ames later filed for bankruptcy protection in 2001 and their remaining stores were closed shortly after. This is a list of The locations Zayre once had. & the Attleboro/Hebronville area, including the East Jct. Hit or Miss and Chadwick's crossover operations allowed customers to handle products before ordering, and brought frequent buyers the convenience of home shopping. However, many of the new stores opened up during the 1980s suffered from cluttered aisles and messy appearances. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! i don't know enough about this center to assume what the stores were (originally). Zayre was the other orginal anchor store of the shopping center. And to go even further back in Cincinnatis history, check out some of the oldest photos from our city in our previous article here. That Zayre seemed to remain quite similar to the Warwick Shopper's World and was another store which I liked a lot. A lot of detailed information about Zayre is missing because it closed over 30 years ago. location. You'll receive your first newsletter soon! Referred to by many as an upscale discounter, Caldor grew from a second story "Walk-Up-&-Save" operation in Port Chester, New York, into a regional retailing giant. Technicien service desk H/F. Note this Zayre store opened in 1985, three years later the chain would be acquired by Ames. When CMA went bankrupt in 1965, Zayre took over a number of their store locations, including three in Chicago (as previously mentioned) and three in Florida - South Dade County (the location pictured), north Dade County and Tampa. This site uses cookies from Google to deliver its services and to analyze traffic. Ames also later ran an ex-Hills store at Clearview Mall in Butler. In the photo, the flat behind the locos was likely to/from the steel place. This photo of store #2048 was taken in April of 2006, just a few months after Winn-Dixie closed the store in the fall of 2005, as part of their bankruptcy plan. Thank you! In the mid 1980s profits began to decline which eventually led to Zayre filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 1988. The most devastating blow came in 1992, with the closing of Service Merchandise and JCPenney, leaving the center with no major retail anchors. Former Ames at the Lewiston Mall in Lewiston, Maine. Once the fifth-largest department store chain in the country, they were completely gone by 1990. ^company_name^. By the mid-1980s, off-price specialty retailing had become important to Zayre Corp. Hit or Miss and T.J. Maxx had brought in just 14 percent of the company's operating income in 1980; by the first half of 1983 these operations were producing nearly 45 percent of its income. The original Ayres department store in downtown Indianapolis opened in the late 1800s and was well known for its women's fashions, Christmas events and displays, and beloved Tea Room. The past is thus as real as the present.Charlie Dunbar Broad (18871971), Anything in history or nature that can be described as changing steadily can be seen as heading toward catastrophe.Susan Sontag (b. Your email address will not be published. Some of this growth came through acquisition. Ames, however, kept the exterior similar to the style of Zayre at the former Zayre locations. Totally mid-west. In the mid 1980's profits began to decline which eventually led to Zayre filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 1988. David Carroll is a Chattanooga news anchor, and his new book "Hello Chattanooga" is available on his website, ChattanoogaRadioTV.com. The stores were an instant hit with customers, including middle- to upper-middle-income shoppers, providing the perfect solution to the heightening demand for quality fashions at reasonable prices with an ever-changing fresh assortment.[9]. They are crossing Forbes Blvd. John Geisse, formerly of Target Stores, and May Department Stores' executive vice president, Dave Babcock, founded the chain in 1968.Venture Stores expanded to operate over 70 stores with major market share in St. Louis, Chicago, and Kansas City, and expanded across various areas in the United . By the end of 1966, Zayre had 92 stores with major concentrations in the Chicago metropolitan area, Miami, and its home turf of Boston. Zehr"let's spell it Zayre"for very good, they decided.[7]. 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