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| Company type | Retail Clothing |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1907 |
| Founder | S.F. Dawahare |
| Defunct | 2008 |
| Fate | Bankruptcy |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Number of locations | more than 20 |
Area served | Kentucky |
| Products | Ralph Lauren, Dooney & Bourke, Tommy, Michael Kors, Clothing, footwear |
| Owner | The Dawahare Family |
Dawahares (pronounced DAW-hairs[1]) was an American retail clothing department store chain. It was founded by Sarur Frank (S. F.) Dawahare in 1907 in Neon, Kentucky, and remained within the family for four generations.[2][3] In 1979, the company expanded into the Cincinnati, Ohio market by acquiring the five-store Martin's Town & Country chain.[4]
The chain operated nearly 30 stores in Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia,[5] and Ohio.[1] It declared bankruptcy in 2008 and liquidated its 22 remaining stores.[2]
- ^ a b Crocker, Mary Beth (November 24, 1992). "Style". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. C1. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Dawahares closing all stores". WKYT. 2008-07-03. Archived from the original on 2008-10-07. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
- ^ "Dawahare's (sic) Files for Reorganizational Protection". PR Newswire. 2008-05-30. Archived from the original on 2013-02-01. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
- ^ Fields, Gregg (July 19, 1979). "Dawahare's buys Martin's Town & Country". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. C10. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ Jordan, Jim (2008-07-04). "Dawahare's(sic) to close 22 remaining stores". Kentucky.com. Retrieved 2009-03-13.