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Zayre (/zɛər/) was a chain of discount stores that operated in the eastern half of the United States from 1956 to 1990. The company's headquarters was in Framingham, Massachusetts. In October 1988, Zayre's parent company, Zayre Corp., sold the stores to the competing Ames Department Stores, Inc. chain, and in June 1989, Zayre Corp. merged with one of its subsidiaries, The TJX Companies, parent company of T.J. Maxx. A number of stores retained the Zayre name until 1990, by which time all stores were either closed or converted into Ames stores. The TJX Companies, which also owns Marshalls, HomeGoods, and Sierra, is still in operation as of 2022. (en) |
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AcquiredbyAmesand (en) BJ's Wholesale Clubacquired by Waban Inc. (en) |
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dbr:Retail |
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dbr:TJX_Companies |
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dbr:Department_store |
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1990-06-08 (xsd:date) |
| dbp:fate |
Acquired by Ames and (en) BJ's Wholesale Club acquired by Waban Inc. (en) |
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in Hyannis, Massachusetts (en) |
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Max Feldberg and Morris Feldberg (en) |
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dbr:Retail |
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Malcolm L. Sherman, CEO (en) |
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Framingham, Massachusetts (en) |
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Zayre (en) |
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Clothing, footwear, bedding, furniture, jewelry, beauty products, kitchen spices, electronics, toys, and housewares. (en) |
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| rdfs:comment |
Zayre (/zɛər/) was a chain of discount stores that operated in the eastern half of the United States from 1956 to 1990. The company's headquarters was in Framingham, Massachusetts. In October 1988, Zayre's parent company, Zayre Corp., sold the stores to the competing Ames Department Stores, Inc. chain, and in June 1989, Zayre Corp. merged with one of its subsidiaries, The TJX Companies, parent company of T.J. Maxx. A number of stores retained the Zayre name until 1990, by which time all stores were either closed or converted into Ames stores. The TJX Companies, which also owns Marshalls, HomeGoods, and Sierra, is still in operation as of 2022. (en) |
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Zayre (en) |
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