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Mervyn's was an American middle-scale department store chain based in Hayward, California, and founded by Mervin G. Morris (1920–2021). [1] It carried national brands of clothing, footwear, bedding, bath products, furniture, jewelry, beauty products, electronics, toys, and housewares. Many of the company's stores were opened in shopping malls ...
By the mid-1980s, the chain was operating 148 stores. In 1984, Mervyn's opened nine stores in Texas — its first adventure outside the western United States — and posted a $223.3 million profit on sales of more than $2 billion. The following year, Mervyn's contributed 37% of Dayton Hudson's operating profit.
The middle scale Mervyn's department store chain consisted of 300 units in 16 states, while the upscale Department Stores Division operated 26 Marshall Field's, 22 Hudson's, and 19 Dayton's stores. In 1997, both of the Everyday Hero stores were closed. Target's store count rose to 796 units, and sales rose to $20.2 billion.
A Macy's opened in 1989, Mervyns replaced Lord & Taylor in 1991 and a Sears replaced Jordan Marsh in 1992. Dillard's came into the picture in 1997 to replace Mervyns.
The Consumerist complained yesterday that the now-defunct department store Mervyns was charging $15 for customer service. It could be true. Certainly Mervyn's venture-capital ownership, Cerberus ...
Mervyn LeRoy (/ l ə ˈ r ɔɪ /; October 15, 1900 – September 13, 1987) was an American film director, producer and actor. In his youth he played juvenile roles in vaudeville and silent film comedies.
The only remaining anchor is Fitness Connection, which occupies half of the former Lord & Taylor/Mervyn's store on the west side of the mall. There are 6 vacant anchor pads on the site that were once occupied by Macy's, Foley's, Palais Royal, Dillard's, Sears, Premiere Cinemas, JCPenney, Lord & Taylor, Mervyn's, and Montgomery Ward.
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