List Of Defunct Retailers Of The United States - Improvement Catalog

Across the United States, a large number of local stores and store chains that started between the 1920s and 1950s have become defunct since the late 1960s, when many chains were either consolidated or liquidated. Some have been lost due to mergers.

Below is a list of defunct retailers of the United States.

Automotive

Camping, sports or athletic stores

Catalog showrooms

Clothing, shoe and specialty stores

Department and discount stores

Drug stores

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Electronics stores

Five-and-dime; variety stores

Furniture stores

• Sleepy's â€" merged into Mattress Firm in 2016

Grocery stores and supermarkets

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Home decor and craft stores

Home improvement

Music, booksellers, and video stores (records, tapes, books, CDs, DVDs, etc.)

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Jewelers

• Crescent/Friedman's Jewelers

Office-supply stores

• J. K. Gill Company â€" Pacific Northwest; stationery, office supplies, books; all stores closed by 1999
• Office Warehouse â€" a Virginia-based office supply chain that was acquired and absorbed by Office Max in 1992

Toy stores

Video games and personal computing software

Warehouse clubs and membership department stores