What are the oldest retail chains in the United States?
Here is a list of the oldest retail chains in the United States.
-minimum 10 locations and $100 million in sales
-Lord & Taylor is now part of Saadia Group and operates an on online retailer only
Store | Year Founded | Founder | Location | |
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1. | Brooks Brothers | 1818 | Henry Sands Brooks | New York City, New York |
2. | Lord & Taylor | 1826 | Samuel Lord and George Washington Taylor | New York City, New York |
3. | Kiehl’s | 1851 | John Kiehl | New York City, New York |
4. | Macy's | 1858 | Rowland Hussey Macy | New York City, New York |
5. | Shaw's | 1861 | George C. Shaw | Portland, Maine |
6. | Bloomingdale's | 1861 | Bloomingdale Brothers | New York City, New York |
7. | Saks Fifth Avenue | 1867 | Andrew Saks | Washington, DC |
8. | Von Maur | 1872 | J. H. C. Petersen | Davenport, Iowa |
9. | Barnes & Noble | 1873 | Charles M. Barnes | Wheaton, Illinois |
10. | Sears | 1886 | Richard Warren Sears | Chicago, Illinois |