Proffitt's

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Proffitt's

Industry	Retail
Founded	1919
Defunct	March 8, 2006
Fate	Acquired by Belk
Headquarters	Alcoa, Tennessee
Products	Clothing, footwear, bedding, furniture, jewelry, beauty products, housewares
Parent	Saks, Inc. (1998-2005)
Subsidiaries	McRae's
Website	Archived official website at the Wayback Machine (archive index)

Proffitt's was a department store chain based in Alcoa, Tennessee. The chain was founded in 1919 by David W. Proffitt and James Ellis. In 2006, the Proffitt's and McRae's stores were converted into Belk after Belk had acquired the two chains in July 2005 from Saks, Inc. At the time of their demise they operated 47 Proffitts & McRae's stores.