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G. E. M. Membership Department Stores was a chain of discount stores, in the US and Canada. Their first location opened in Denver in 1956. GEM offered something different: membership. The qualifications included government-, religious- and school employees, members of the armed forces, and employees of companies that did “substantial work ...
FedMart was a chain of discount department stores started by Sol Price, who later founded Price Club. Originally a discount department store open to government employees paying a $2 per family membership fee, FedMart earned four times more than its investors had projected in its first year.
This is a list of defunct department stores of the United States, from small-town one-unit stores to mega-chains, which have disappeared over the past 100 years. Many closed, while others were sold or merged with other department stores .
The Facteus data suggests that many consumers are keen on seeking lower prices — at discount stores — as effects of government stimulus wear off.
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.
We round up the best deals at supermarkets, retail stores and restaurants and on entertainment, travel, pharmacies and more for those ages 50+ — updated for June 2024.
Anyone could borrow or take a member's card and enter. Names on the cards were only checked when paying by check. Fedco's lifetime membership cost $10 (~$19.00 in 2023) in 1998. [1] [2] At its peak, Fedco had ten department stores plus three appliance-only stores, and served 4 million members.
Discounts and allowances are reductions to a basic price of goods or services. They can occur anywhere in the distribution channel, modifying either the manufacturer's list price (determined by the manufacturer and often printed on the package), the retail price (set by the retailer and often attached to the product with a sticker), or the list ...
Dollar Tree stores in the U.S., as of December 2020 . Dollar Tree, Inc. is an American multi-price-point chain of discount variety stores. Headquartered in Chesapeake, Virginia, it is a Fortune 500 (sometimes referred to as Fortune 200) company and operates 15,115 stores throughout the 48 contiguous U.S. states and Canada.
Pages in category "Discount stores of the United States". The following 42 pages are in this category, out of 42 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .