Gayfers

Gayfer's
Company typeDepartment store
IndustryRetail
Founded1879; 145 years ago (1879)
Defunct1998; 26 years ago (1998)
FateAcquired by Dillard's, Inc
HeadquartersMobile, Alabama
ProductsClothing, footwear, bedding, furniture, jewelry, beauty products, and housewares.
ParentFormerly Mercantile Stores Company, Inc.(1950-1998)
WebsiteNone

Gayfer's was a regional department store chain in the southern United States. Based in Mobile, Alabama, the chain of stores operated from 1879 until 1998 when it was taken over by Dillard's.