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| Industry | Retail |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1959 |
| Defunct | 1986 |
| Fate | Liquidation |
| Successor | Target |
| Headquarters | Buena Park, California |
| Products | groceries, clothing, footwear, housewares, sporting goods, hardware, toys, electronics |
| Parent | Lucky Stores |
Gemco was an American chain of membership department stores that was owned by San Leandro-based Lucky Stores, a California supermarket company which eventually became part of Albertsons. Gemco operated from 1959 until closing in late 1986. A number of the west coast stores leases were sold to Target which fueled their entry into California. Gemco had a version called Memco, also owned by Lucky Stores, that operated stores in the Chicago, Illinois, and Washington, D.C., areas.