![]() Bradlees logo used from 1974 to 2001 | |
NASDAQ:BRAD | |
Industry | Retail |
Founded | March 14, 1958[1] |
Defunct | March 15, 2001 |
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.