Pay 'n Save
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| Pay 'n Save Stores, Inc. | |
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| Type of Company | Company |
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| Founded | 1941 |
| Headquarters | Seattle, Washington |
| Industry | Retail |
| Products | Pharmacy, Liquor, Cosmetics, Health and Beauty Aids, General Merchandise, Snacks, 1 Hour Photo |
| Website | None |
Pay 'n Save was company founded by M. Lamont Bean in Seattle, Washington in 1941. The company was broken up in 1984 spinning off most companies. The split caused most of the company's chains to sold to other companies or forced into bankruptcy.
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[edit] Chains
[edit] Home Centers
- Ernst Home & Nursery: Filed for bankruptcy in 1996. [1]
- Malmo Nursery: Owned by Ernst, closed in 1996.
- Von Tobels Home Centers: Closed.
[edit] Sporting Goods
- Sportswest: Sold to Big 5 Sporting Goods. Also operated in Lamonts stores until for a little while.
- Sportsland: Sold to Big 5 Sporting Goods. Alaska stores kept for a few years.
[edit] Department Stores
- Lamonts: Acquired by Gottschalks in 1999. [2]
[edit] Membership Stores
- Price Savers Warehouse: Sold to Kroger, then to PACE Wholesale Club [3], which was sold to Wal-Mart for Sam's Club.
- Bi-Mart: Sold to Thrifty Corporation in 1988 and sold off to their employees in 2004, still around. [4]
[edit] Drug & Variety
- Pay 'n Save Drugs: Sold to Thrifty Corporation in 1988, then to PayLess Drugs in 1992 [5], which was sold to Rite Aid in 1996.
- Yard Birds: Became employee owned, closed due to the opening of Wal-Marts.
[edit] Auto Supplies
- Schuck's Auto Supply: Split off to form CSK Auto, still around.
An unrelated Pay N Save chain operates in Phoenix, Arizona, as a small chain of discount tools and home products. However the chain is owned by former Pay 'n Save subsidary Schuck's Auto Supply's parent company CSK Auto.
