Bradlees

Bradlees

Bradlees logo used from 1974 to 2001
Traded as	NASDAQ:BRAD
Industry	Retail
Founded	March 14, 1958; 66 years ago (1958-03-14)[1]
Defunct	March 15, 2001; 23 years ago (2001-03-15)
Fate	Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
Headquarters	Braintree, Massachusetts, U.S.
Number of locations	105 (2000)
Products	Clothing, footwear, bedding, furniture, jewelry, beauty products, electronics, housewares
Number of employees	10,000 (2000)
Parent	Stop & Shop (owned from 1961 to 1992)
Website	Bradlees.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2000-03-01)

Bradlees Department Store, more commonly known as Bradlees, was a discount department store chain based in Braintree, Massachusetts, which operated primarily in the Northeastern United States. Bradlees sold various retail items in its stores, including clothing, jewelry, health care, beauty products, footwear, furniture, electronics, housewares, and bedding. At its peak in the 1990s, Bradlees operated over 105 stores in seven states across the Northeast, with close to 10,000 employees. Along with being a part of Stop & Shop from 1961 until 1992, the chain went through Chapter 7 bankruptcy in 2000, with all of its stores eventually closed by March 15, 2001.