Toy Stores
Once a dominant force in the toy industry, the company filed for bankruptcy in 2017 and closed all U.S. stores in 2018. Key factors included high debt from a leveraged buyout, increased competition from Walmart and Amazon, and an inability to adapt to e-commerce. What toy store was it?
Toys R Us
A New York City institution and competitor to Macy's for many years. It went out of business in 1986. What department store was this?
Gimbels
After filing for bankruptcy twice, the discount family footwear retailer closed all 2,100 of its U.S. and Puerto Rico stores in 2019. The brand was later relaunched as an online retailer, but its brick-and-mortar stores in North America are defunct. What shoe store was this?
Payless Shoesource
The largest grocery retailer in the U.S.. After a long decline, it filed for bankruptcy twice and closed its final stores in 2015. Other associated brands like Waldbaum's and Super Fresh also shuttered. What grocery store was this?
A&P
This chain was merged into Levitz Furniture in 2005 before the latter's eventual collapse. What furniture store was this?
Seaman's Furniture
A mall-based retailer that once had over 1,300 stores, this store filed for bankruptcy in 2009 and closed all its locations. What toy store was it?
KB Toys
A Pennsylvania-based company that ran several regional department store chains, including Elder-Beerman, Carson's, and Younkers. It filed for bankruptcy and liquidated in 2018. What department store was this?
Bon-Ton
A manufacturer and retailer that began in 1894, this store was a subsidiary of F. W. Woolworth before being closed in 1998. The Foot Locker chain began as a division of this store. What shoe store was this?
Kinney Shoes
This chain was known for arranging its groceries alphabetically. After a series of acquisitions, the brand was phased out entirely by 1995. What grocery store was this?
Alpha Beta
A pioneer of the "furniture warehouse" concept, this chain operated for nearly 100 years before liquidating in bankruptcy in 2008. What furniture store was this?
Levitz Furniture
This company was founded in 1964 and eventually merged with KB Toys before closing in 1996. What toy store was it?
Citrus World
A discount department store that primarily served smaller, more rural markets. It closed its final stores after its second bankruptcy filing in 2002. What department store was this?
Ames
Operating in the Mid-Atlantic region of the U.S., this retailer filed for bankruptcy and closed all 39 of its stores in 2023. What shoe store was this?
Shoe City
A 103-year-old, family-owned supermarket in Quarryville, Pennsylvania, that closed its doors in 2019. What grocery store was this?
Ferguson Hassler Supermarket
Founded in 1959, this Midwestern chain with over 300 stores filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and liquidated all company-owned stores in March 2020. What furniture store was this?
Art Van Furniture
The chain, which grew to 182 stores, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 1992. What toy store was this?
Child World
This chain of "five-and-dime" stores began in 1879. It closed its remaining U.S. variety stores in the 1990s, though its corporate descendant, Foot Locker, survives. What department store was this?
Woolworth's
This American boot and shoe manufacturer shuttered all of its physical stores in Canada in January 2025 due to rising operating costs. The company continues to sell online and through wholesale partners. What shoe store is this?
A long-standing family market in Columbia, Pennsylvania, that closed in 2019. What store was this?
Musser's Market
At one time the largest furniture chain on the West Coast, this Los Angeles-based retailer filed for bankruptcy in 1992. What furniture store was this?
Barker Bros
The educational toy store chain, owned by Toys R Us, began closing stores in the 1990s, and all remaining locations were closed by 2003. What toy store was this?
Imaginarium
A national retailer founded in 1872 that pioneered mail-order catalog sales. It closed its stores in 2001. What department store was this?
Montgomery Ward
he women's shoe retailer filed for bankruptcy and liquidated its assets in 2013. What shoe store was this?
Bakers Shoes
A chain that operated in the northeastern U.S. for many years, it went into bankruptcy in 2001. The brand was eventually discontinued after being acquired by other companies. What grocery store was this?
Grand Union
This luxury furniture brand closed all its showrooms in 2023. What furniture store was this?
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