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| Company type | Department store |
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| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1961 Jamestown, New York, U.S. |
| Founder | Herbert Fisher |
| Defunct | December 1995 |
| Fate | Bankruptcy; some former locations converted to Ames |
| Headquarters | Secaucus, New Jersey, U.S. |
Number of locations | 138 (1991) |
| Products | Clothing, footwear, bedding, furniture, jewelry, beauty products, toys, electronics and housewares. |
Number of employees | 7,400 (1993) |
Jamesway Corporation, more commonly known as Jamesway, was a chain of discount department stores based in Secaucus, New Jersey. It was founded in 1961 with a single store in Jamestown, New York, ultimately growing into a chain that, at its peak, operated 138 stores throughout the Northeast and mid-Atlantic regions.
Despite its successes, Jamesway faced significant losses during its last years in business. This resulted in two bankruptcy filings, which ultimately put an end to the chain in 1995.