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Ohrbach's
Type Department store
Founded 1923
Headquarters New York City, New York
Industry Retail
Products Clothing, footwear, bedding, furniture, jewelry, beauty products, and housewares.
Website None

Ohrbach's was a moderate-priced department store with a merchandising focus primarily on apparel and accessories. From its modest start in 1923 until the chain's demise in 1987, Ohrbach's expanded dramatically after World War II, and opened numerous branch locations in the metro areas of New York, New Jersey and Los Angeles. Its original flagship store was located on Union Square in New York City, and they maintained home and administrative offices in Newark as well as in Los Angeles. The retailer would ventually close the Newark offices in the 1970s. Paul Laszlo designed the Union Square store as well as many of their other stores.

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[edit] Early History

Ohrbach’s first store opened on October 4, 1923 in the fire-damaged building that Adolph Zukor operated the world’s first nickelodeon.[1] Founder Nathan M. Ohrbach launched his store with partner Max Wiesen, a dress manufacturer. After time there was a fallout between the partners, Weisen refuse to sell out, so Ohrbach leased quarters nearby to open a second store. This move force Wiesen to sell out.[2]

[edit] Sale Policies

When Ohrbach opened his store, he beieved in cutting service to the bare essentials and sharing the savings with his customers. He also priced his goods in even numbers, which most of his competitors priced their good in odd prices. Wiesen brought women’s ready-to-wear: in the form of job lots, seconds, manufacturer’s overstocks, and irregulars. Ohrbach sold these in large volume and at low prices. After buying out Weisen in 1928, he added men’s and children’s furnishings and accessories. He started to “trade up” his women’s wear and offer higher style garments. Other policies were formalized at this time were no price advertising, minimum sales force, no alterations, no deliveries, cash and carry, and no special sales periods.[3]

[edit] Expansion to California

The growth of the fashion industry in California encouraged the company’s expansion to California. The firm employed the services of a buying office in Los Angeles as early as 1939 and by 1945 opened its own. In 1948, it leased three floors and the mezzanine in a wing of the Prudential Insurance Company building on Wilshire Boulevard’s Miracle Mile. The success of the Miracle Mile store led the firm in 1953 to open another branch in Downtown Los Angeles when it purchase the 1905 built eleven-story Milliron's into an additional branch. The sucess at this branch was short lived, however, it first closed five floors as an economic move, but finally in 1959 closed the branch because of poor results. In the 1960s, additional branches were opened in La Mirada and Panorama City.[4] In 1965, the Miracle Mile store was relocated in the former Seibu Department Store at Wishire and Fairfax Avenue. This is the current location of the Peterson Automotive Museum.[5]

[edit] Later History

In 1954, Ohrbach's moved from its Union Square location to West 34th Street between between Fifth and [Sixth Avenue|Sixth]] (now Avenue of the Americas) Avenues across from the Empire State Building. The eleven-story building was formerly occupied by McCreey's. In 1962, the Netherlands based Brenninkmeyer Company started buying into the firm until by Nathan Ohrbach's retirement in 1965 it had complete control.[6]


In June 1986 Amcena (renamed American Retail Group in 1994, is the U.S. holding company for the Dutch-based Brenninkmeyer family) acquired Howland-Steinbach from Supermarkets General Corp. and announced the shuttering of the six California locations and the flagship 34th Street Ohrbach's. The remaining five stores, plus a unit under construction reopened under the Howland-Steinbach banner on February 1, 1987.

[edit] Trivia

Ohrbach's became famous nationwide in the 1960s with low-priced copies of European haute couture, which was modeled in front of millions of viewers on soap operas like Dark Shadows and The Secret Storm and the pioneering sit-com The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet.

[edit] Former Ohrbach's locations

[edit] California

  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
    • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division
      • Los Cerritos Center, Cerritos (closed 1986, now Mervyn's)
      • Glendale Galleria, Glendale, (closed 1987, converted to mall shops - Escalators still remain in same location)
      • La Mirada Shopping Center, (now La Mirada Theatre Center), La Mirada, (opened 1960?, closed 1970s?)[7]
      • Topanga Plaza, (now Westfield Topanga) Los Angeles (Canoga Park) (opened in former Joseph Magnin, closed 1986. Divided into mall shops.)
      • Broadway and 5th Street (freestanding), (opened 1953 in former Milliron's, closed in 1959, now condos)
      • Wilshire Boulevard (freestanding), Los Angeles (Miracle Mile) (opened 1948 in Prudential Insurance Building, now Museum Square, move to former Seibu Department Store in 1965)
      • Wilshire Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue (freestanding), Los Angeles (Miracle Mile) (opened 1965 in former Seibu Department Store (opened in 1962), closed 1986, now Peterson Automotive Museum)
      • Panorama City (freestanding), Los Angeles (Panorama City) (closed 1986. Now Valley IndoorSwap Meet.)
      • Del Amo Fashion Square, (now Del Amo Fashion Center), Torrance (closed 1987. Now Marshall's/TJ Maxx)

[edit] New Jersey

  • New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island Metropolitan Statistical Area
    • New York-White Plains-Wayne Metropolitan Division
      • Market and Halsey Streets (freestanding), Downtown Newark(closed in 1974, later Miracle 21, now subdivied as retail space) [8]
      • Bergen Mall, Paramus (became Steinbach's 1987, Value City 1996 now closed)
      • Willowbrook Mall, Wayne (became Steinbach's 1987, location now Lord & Taylor)
    • Edison Metropolitan Division
      • Woodbridge Center, Woodbridge (became Steinbach's 1987, location now Lord & Taylor)

[edit] New York

  • New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island Metropolitan Statistical Area

[edit] References

  1. ^ Ferry, John William. A History of the Department Store. Pages 80-81. New York: The MacMillian Company, 1960 AISN B000E1B216
  2. ^ Mahoney, Tom, and Leonard Sloane. The Great Merchants: America's Foremost Retail Institutions and the People Who Made Them Great. Page 312. New York, NY: Harper & Row, 1974 ISBN 0-06-012739-2
  3. ^ Mahoney, Tom, and Leonard Sloane. The Great Merchants: America's Foremost Retail Institutions and the People Who Made Them Great. Pages 312-314. New York: Harper & Row, 1974 ISBN 0-06-012739-2
  4. ^ Mahoney, Tom, and Leonard Sloane. The Great Merchants: America's Foremost Retail Institutions and the People Who Made Them Great. Page 320. New York: Harper & Row, 1974 ISBN 0-06-012739-2
  5. ^ Roderick, Kevin, and Lynxwiler, J. Eric. Wilshire Boulevard: Grand Concourse of Los Angeles, Pages 140,143. Santa Monica, CA: Angel City Press, 2005 ISBN 1-883318-55-6
  6. ^ Hendrickson, Robert. The Grand Emporiums: The Illustrated History of American’s Great Department Stores. Page 445. New York, NY: Stein and Day, 1979, ISBN 0-8128-2516-0
  7. ^ La Mirada Shopping Center, 1959. ourlamirada.com. Retrieved on February 6, 2007.
  8. ^ OHRBACH'S ADS. Center for Interactive Advertising. Retrieved on February 6, 2007.



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Allied Stores was a department store chain in the United States. It was founded in the 1934 as a result of recapitalization of Hahn's Department Stores, Inc., a holding company founded in 1928. Hahn's was founded as part of a general consolidation in the retail sector.

In 1986 the chain was acquired by Canadian entrepreneur Robert Campeau. In 1988 it merged with Federated Department Stores, and the chains were consolidated in 1990 under the Federated name after Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

[edit] Founding Stores, Acquisitions, and Divestitures

[edit] Founding Stores (1934)

[edit] Acquisitions

[edit] Nameplates Created

[edit] Divestitures

  • 1936 Smith-Kasson, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio
  • 1941 Rudge & Guenzel Company, Lincoln, Nebraska
  • 1947 C.F. Hovey Company, Boston, Massachusetts
  • 1948 Golden Rule, Boise, Idaho
  • 1949 Rumbaugh-McLain Co., Everett, Washington
  • 1949 W.B. Davis Company, Cleveland, Ohio
  • 1949 The Linder Company, Cleveland, Ohio
  • 1949 Metzger-Wright, Warren, Pennsylvania
  • 1949 The Sterling & Welch Company, Cleveland, Ohio
  • 1949 S.P. Reed Co., Latrobe, Pennsylvania
  • 1950 The Fashion Company, Columbus, Ohio
  • 1950 The Morehouse-Martens Company, Columbus, Ohio
  • 1951 New Castle Dry Goods Company, New Castle, Pennsylvania
  • 1951 The Merk, Longview, Washington
  • 1952 Fisher Company, Tacoma, Washington
  • 1952 The Palace, Spokane, Washington
  • 1953 Barnes-Woodwin Company, Yakima, Washington
  • 1953 F.N. Joslin Company, Malden, Massachusetts
  • 1954 O’Neill & Company, Incorporated, Baltimore, Maryland
  • 1958 Jordan Marsh Company, San Diego, California
  • 1960 Geo. B. Peck, Inc., Kansas City, Missouri
  • 1960 Bon Marché-Palace, Spokane, Washington
  • 1961 The Golden Rule, St. Paul, Minnesota
  • 1961 The Rollman & Sons Company, Cincinnati, Ohio
  • 1961 Quakenbush Company, Patterson, New Jersey
  • 1961 C.M. Guggenheimer Corporation, Lynchburg, Virginia
  • 1961 The Fair, Fort Worth, Texas

[edit] Detailed History by Nameplate

[edit] Department Stores Divisions at time of Campeau buyout

  • Jordan Marsh founded in 1851, acquired by Hahn's in 1928, retained by Campeau. Merged with Federated's Abraham & Straus in 1992 becoming A&S/Jordan Marsh. Merged into Macy's in 1994 and renamed Macy's in 1996. [1]
  • Jordan Marsh Florida (offshoot of the New England chain) founded in 1956, consolidated with Maas Brothers in 1987
  • William H. Block, Indianapolis, acquired by Allied 1962, sold to Federated in 1987 prior to merger
  • The Bon Marché of Seattle, Washington, founded 1890, acquired by Hahn's in 1927, retainedby Campeau. Renamed Bon-Macy's in 2003 and changed to Macy's in 2005 [2]
  • Cain Sloan, Nashville, Tennessee, acquired by Dillard's 1987
  • Dey Brothers, Syracuse, New York, sold to Wilfree Property 1987 [3]
  • Donaldson's of Minneapolis, Minnesota, was founded in 1883 and acquired by Allied Stores Corp. in 1928. (later acquired Powers Dry Goods), sold to Carson Pirie Scott in 1987
  • Herpolsheimer's, Grand Rapids, Michigan, sold to Federated in 1987 prior to merger
  • Heer's, Springfield, Missouri
  • Joske's of San Antonio, Texas taken over 1932, after 1987 acquired by Dillard's after Allied merged with Federated. [4]
  • Maas Brothers, Tampa, Florida, founded in 1886, retained by Campeau. Consolidated with Jordan Marsh Florida in 1987. Renamed Maas Brothers/Jordan Marsh in 1989. Merged into Burdines in 1991
  • Miller & Rhoads, Richmond, Virginia
  • Miller's, Johnson City, Kingsport, Chattanooga, & Knoxville, Tennessee; Bristol, Virginia - sold to Hess's 1987
  • Pomeroy's, Harrisburg and Levittown, Pennsylvania, sold to The Bon-Ton 1987
  • Read's Department Stores, Bridgeport, Connecticut, merged into Jordan Marsh 1987
  • Stern's (Stern Brothers) of New Jersey was acquired by Allied in 1951 Division closed and most stores converted to Macy's or Bloomingdales 2001.

[edit] Specialty Stores Divisions at time of Campeau buyout

  • Ann Taylor, New York, initially retained by Campeau, sold off in 1989
  • Bonwit Teller, New York, acquired 1979, sold to Hooker Corporation in 1987
  • Brooks Brothers, New York, initially retained by Campeau, sold in 1988 to Marks & Spencer of London, acquired by Retail Brand Alliance in 2001
  • Catherine's, Memphis, Tennessee & Los Angeles, California
  • Jerry Leonard
  • Garfinckels, Washington, D.C., sold to Raleigh's 1987
  • Plymouth, New York, sold to Tribeca Holdings 1987

[edit] Other Stores

  • Gertz, Jamaica, New York, merged into Stern's
  • Golden Rule, Saint Paul, Minnesota, acquired by Hahn's in 1928, became Donldson's Golden Rule, eventually fully merged into Donaldson's
  • C.C. Anderson's, Boise, Idaho, acquired by Allied in 1937, eventually part of Bon Marché
  • Levy's, Savannah, Georgia, merged into Maas Brothers, February 1986
  • Runbaugh-McLain of Everett, Washington in 1944, acquired and merged into The Bon Marché
  • Titche-Goettinger of Dallas, Texas, later name changed to Joske's, Dallas.
  • Wren's, Springfield, Ohio, merged into Block's
  • Quackenbush, Paterson, New Jersey (merged with Stern's in late 1960s)
  • Mabley & Carew, Cincinnati, Ohio
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