Friday, August 12, 2005

the old Thalhimers logo

Notihing like a blast from the past. I found an ad with this old logo for Thalhimers deprtment stores in some papers I had lying around.

You can read more about the chain, which was headqurtered in Richmond, Virginia in Wikipedia
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  1. AnonymousFriday, August 12, 2005 4:15:00 PM

    Ah yes, a small tribute to the mismanagement of defunct Los Angeles-based Carter Hawley Hale (CHH). CHH tried to parlay The Broadway's success in SoCal into a nationwide retail empire, failed miserably, and would up owning just The Broadway and Emporium-Capwell. CHH, was acquired by Federated in 1995, although by then the beleagured company called itself Broadway Stores.

    Of course, in all likelihood the Thalhimer's name would have disappeared by now anyway.

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  2. AnonymousFriday, August 12, 2005 7:45:00 PM

    On the subject of retails or malls...have you seen this blog yet? If you haven't, you're in for a real treat!

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  3. LivemallsFriday, August 12, 2005 9:05:00 PM

    For some reason, The Broadway's strategy worked at Thalhimers. When it was sold to May Company, it actually was profitable and had a loyal following, especially in the Richmond, Viginia area, where it was headquartered.

    The smaller Thalhimers stores, of which there were dozens, didn't do a lot for me bacuse they were mostly women's apparel, but the bigger stores were at the pinnacle of departmnet store reatiling at the time.

    I remember well the opening of the Thalhimers at Valley View Mall, and its ultra-classy store design, in-store restuarant and candy counter that was beyond compare. It really made the mall for me.

    By the way, that Malls of America blog is 'off the chain.' This will have to get a mention in the very near future.

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