Lamonts

Lamonts Apparel, Inc.
Company typePublic
IndustryRetail
FoundedSeattle, Washington, United States (1970 (1970))
FounderM. Lamont Bean
Defunct2000 (2000)
FateAcquired by Gottschalks
Headquarters,
United States
Area served
Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington (2000)
ProductsClothing, footwear, furniture, jewelry, and housewares
ParentPay 'n Save (1965-1985)
SubsidiariesLamonts for Kids

Lamonts was a chain of department stores founded in Seattle, Washington. The chain was started in 1970 when Pay 'n Save renamed its suburban branches of Rhodes, a department store chain the company acquired in 1965. Lamonts remained a division of Pay 'n Save until 1985. During the 1990s, the chain filed for bankruptcy twice and closed several stores before being sold to Gottschalks in 2000. Gottschalks itself went into bankruptcy and liquidated in 2009.