G.I. Joe's

For the toy line and the franchise to it, see G.I. Joe.
G.I. Joe's
Company typePrivate company
IndustryRetail
Founded1952
Defunct2009
FateChapter 11 liquidation
HeadquartersWilsonville, Oregon, USA
45°19′06″N 122°46′37″W / 45.31833°N 122.77694°W / 45.31833; -122.77694
Productssporting goods, clothing, auto parts
Websitewww.gijoes.com Edit this on Wikidata

G.I. Joe's was a privately owned retail chain for sporting goods, ready-to-wear clothing, and auto parts; that operated stores in the Pacific Northwest region of the northwestern United States.[1]

Founded in 1952, the company had as many as 31 stores, located in Oregon, Washington and Idaho.[2] It was based in Wilsonville, Oregon. In 2007, the company changed its name to Joe's. In 2009, it filed for bankruptcy and was liquidated.

  1. ^ Growing Up With G.I. Joe's — From war surplus store in a tent to Pacific Northwest retail chain, how Ed Orkney built G.I. Joe's; by his daughter Janna Orkney; Columbia Press 2015; ISBN 978-0989113106.
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