Hess's
Defunct American department store chain / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hess's, originally known as Hess Brothers, was a department store chain based in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The company was founded a single store in 1897, and grew to nearly 80 stores by its commercial peak in the late 1980s. The chains stores were closed or sold off in a series of deals in the early to mid-1990s.
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Hess's | |
Company type | Private |
Industry | Department stores |
Founded | February 19, 1897; 127 years ago (1897-02-19) (as Hess Brothers) |
Founders | Charles Hess and Max Hess |
Defunct | November 23, 1994; 29 years ago (1994-11-23)[1] |
Fate | Converted to other department stores |
Successor | Dillard's (1992–) Hecht's (1993–2006) Proffitt's (1993–2006) Kaufmann's (1994–2006) The Bon-Ton (1994–2018) |
Headquarters | Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Products | Clothing, footwear, bedding, furniture, jewelry, beauty products, electronics and housewares |
Parent | Crown American Realty Trust |
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