Hess's
Hess's, originally known as Hess Brothers, was a department store chain based in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The company was founded a single store in 1897, and grew to nearly 80 stores by its commercial peak in the late 1980s. The chains stores were closed or sold off in a series of deals in the early to mid-1990s.
Trade name | Hess's |
|---|---|
| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Department stores |
| Founded | February 19, 1897 (as Hess Brothers) |
| Founders | Charles Hess and Max Hess |
| Defunct | November 23, 1996 |
| Fate | Converted to other department stores |
| Successor | Dillard's (1992–) Hecht's (1993–2006) Proffitt's (1993–2006) Kaufmann's (1994–2006) The Bon-Ton (1994–2018) |
| Headquarters | Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Products | Clothing, footwear, bedding, furniture, jewelry, beauty products, electronics and housewares |
| Parent | Crown American Realty Trust |
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