Elder-Beerman

The Elder-Beerman Stores Corp.
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryRetail
Predecessor
  • Boston Dry Goods Store (1883–1896)
  • Elder & Johnston Company (1896–1945)
  • Beerman Stores (1945–1962)
Founded1883 (141 years ago) (1883) in Dayton, Ohio
FoundersArthur Beerman
Thomas Elder
William Hunter Jr.
Russell Johnston
FateBankruptcy
HeadquartersDayton, Ohio, United States
Number of locations
31 (2011)[1]
ProductsClothing, footwear, bedding, furniture, jewelry, beauty products, and housewares.
ParentThe Bon-Ton (2003–2018)

CSC Generation (2018-2021)

BrandX.com (2021-Present)
Websiteelder-beerman.com
Former Elder-Beerman location in Centerville, Ohio. Demolished in 2011 for a Kroger Marketplace.

The Elder-Beerman Stores Corp., commonly known as Elder-Beerman, was an American chain of department stores founded in 1883 and whose last stores closed in 2018. The chain, based primarily in the Midwestern United States, was composed of 31 stores in eight states at the time of its liquidation in 2018, and peaked around 2003 with 68 stores and $670 million in annual sales.[2][failed verification]

  1. ^ 2011 Annual Report (PDF) (Report). The Bon-Ton Stores. January 28, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2013. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
  2. ^ Garbe, Will; Driscoll, Kara (April 17, 2018). "The rise and fall of Elder-Beerman: A timeline of Dayton's dying store". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved March 12, 2024.