G. C. Murphy

G. C. Murphy
Industry5&10 Variety Stores
Founded1906
FounderGeorge Clinton Murphy
Defunct2002
FateAcquired by Ames, later McCrory
HeadquartersMcKeesport, Pennsylvania
Number of locations
298 (1989)
SubsidiariesBargain World, Terry and Ferris, Bruners, Cobbs

G.C. Murphy was a chain of five and dime or variety stores in the United States from 1906 to 2002. They also operated Murphy's Mart (full scale discount stores), Bargain World (closeout merchandise), Terry & Ferris and Bruners (junior department stores), and Cobbs (specialty apparel) stores.[1]

In April 1985, the company was acquired by Ames Department Stores Inc. Ames converted many of the larger "Murphy's Mart" stores, and in 1989, sold the variety store division to former competitor McCrory Stores.

  1. ^ "History of G. C. Murphy Company". Historic Pittsburgh. Retrieved 1 February 2020.