Meis (department store)

Meis
Company typePrivate
IndustryRetail
Founded1928; 96 years ago (1928) in Terre Haute, Indiana
FoundersLucien Meis and Salo Levite
Defunct1989; 35 years ago (1989)
FateAcquired by Elder-Beerman
SuccessorElder-Beerman
Headquarters
Terre Haute, Indiana
,
United States
Area served
Indiana, Illinois and Kentucky
ProductsClothing

Meis, also known as Meis of Illiana, was a department store based in Terre Haute, Indiana, United States. Existing from 1928 to 1989, the chain operated 11 stores at its peak. In 1989, the chain sold most of its locations to Elder-Beerman.