 Final Zayre logo, used from 1976 to 1990 | |
| Company type | Department store |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1919 (as the New England Trading Company)[1] 1929 (as Bell Hosiery Shops)[2] September 20, 1956 in Hyannis, Massachusetts |
| Founders | Max Feldberg and Morris Feldberg |
| Defunct | June 8, 1990 |
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| Successor |
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| Headquarters | Framingham, Massachusetts |
Key people | Malcolm L. Sherman, CEO |
| Products | Clothing, footwear, bedding, furniture, jewelry, beauty products, kitchen spices, electronics, toys, and housewares. |
Zayre (/zɛər/) was a chain of discount stores that operated in the eastern half of the United States from 1956 to 1990. The company's headquarters were in Framingham, Massachusetts. In October 1988, Zayre's parent company, Zayre Corp., sold the stores to the competing Ames Department Stores, Inc. chain. In June 1989, Zayre Corp. merged with one of its subsidiaries, The TJX Companies, parent company of T.J. Maxx, which still exists today. A number of stores retained the Zayre name until 1990, by which time all stores were either closed or converted into Ames stores.[A][4]
- ^ Archives, L. A. Times (29 April 1988). "PASSINGS : Max Feldberg; Co-Founder of Zayre department stores". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ Saxon, Wolfgang (16 May 2004). "Stanley H. Feldberg, 79, Retailer Who Helped Build Zayre Chain". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 May 2023 – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ MeTV Staff (August 8, 2016). "7 discount stores from back in the day you probably forgot existed". MeTV.
Shopping isn't the same without Zayre, Ames and Woolco.
- ^ "The TJX Companies, Inc. History". FundingUniverse. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
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