J.W. Robinson's

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J.W. Robinson Co.
Type Department store
Founded 1881
Headquarters Los Angeles, California
Industry Retail
Products Clothing, footwear, bedding, furniture, jewelry, beauty products, and housewares.
Website None

J.W. Robinson's was a chain of department stores operating in the Southern California and Arizona, previously with headquarters in Los Angeles, California. It was a division of May Department Stores and merged with May's other Southern California division, May Company California in 1993 to form Robinsons-May.

The traditionally carriage-trade J.W. Robinson's had been acquired by May Department Stores in 1986 with its acquisition of Associated Dry Goods. Robinson's had been acquired by Associated Dry Goods (ADG) in 1957 as its West Coast flagship and operated primarily in Southern California. In 1989 when May Company dissolved its Goldwaters division, based in Scottsdale, Arizona, Robinson's took over Goldwaters Phoenix metropolitan stores.

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[edit] Robinson's of Florida

In the 1970's ADG used the Robinson's name to open a new chain of department stores on Florida's Gulf Coast, based in St. Petersburg, Florida. May Company sold this division, Robinson's of Florida, in 1988 to Maison Blanche Co. of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

[edit] Former Locations

[edit] Arizona

[edit] Southern California


Store Conversions to Robinsons-May

1993: May Company California | J.W. Robinson's    1989: Goldwater's (Converted to Robinson's)    
See also: Meier & Frank (part of division from 2002), ZCMI (converted to Meier & Frank)
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