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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | July 29, 1949 San Lorenzo, California, U.S. |
| Founder | Mervin G. Morris |
| Defunct | December 31, 2008 (original company) |
| Fate | Bankruptcy |
| Headquarters | , U.S. |
Area served | Western United States |
Key people | John Goodman (CEO, 2008) |
| Products | Clothing, footwear, jewelry, bedding, bath, furniture, beauty products, electronics, toys, and housewares. |
| Owner | Target Corporation (formerly Dayton-Hudson Corporation) (1978–2004) Sun Capital Partners (2004–2008) Unknown (2024 - Current) |
| Website | https://mervynsonline.com/ |
Mervyn's was an American middle-scale department store chain based in Hayward, California, and founded by Mervin G. Morris (1920–2021).[1] It carried national brands of clothing, footwear, bedding, bath products, furniture, jewelry, beauty products, electronics, toys, and housewares. Many of the company's stores were opened in shopping malls; however, some locations were operated independently. Based on 2005 revenue, Mervyn's was the 83rd largest retailer in the United States.[2]
In 2006, Mervyn's had 189 stores in 10 states.[3] One year later, after Mervyn's closed its stores in Oregon and Washington, Mervyn's had reduced its store count to 177 stores in seven states. On October 17, 2008, the company announced that it would liquidate its assets through a Chapter 7 filing.[4][5] Every remaining location will be closed by the end of the year. The Morris family, having bought back intellectual property rights to the company in 2009, announced plans to relaunch Mervyn's as an internet-based enterprise,[6] but the proposed revival never came to fruition.
As of 2024, Meryvn's Department Store has returned as an online only store that specializes in selling closeout and overstock merchandise from other retailers.[7]
- ^ Swartz, Angela (10 September 2021). "Mervin Morris, founder of Mervyns stores, Atherton resident dies at 101". The Almanac. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ Top 100 Retailers: The Nation's Retail Power Players (PDF) Archived August 8, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Stores, July 2006.
- ^ Mervyns.com Store Locator Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Mervyn's Stores Plan To Liquidate, Cease Operations". KPIX-TV (CBS 5). October 17, 2008. Archived from the original on October 17, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-22.
- ^ Sale Motion filed with the United States Bankruptcy Court, District of Delaware
- ^ "Morris Family Retakes Mervyn's Name, May Make Comeback". 2009-02-11. Archived from the original on 2009-04-15.
- ^ "Mervyns Department Store - A Brief History". Mervyns. Retrieved 2024-07-15.