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Defunct American department store chain

Company type	Private
Industry	Retail
Founded	July 29, 1949; 75 years ago (1949-07-29) San Lorenzo, California, U.S.
Founder	Mervin G. Morris
Defunct	December 31, 2008; 16 years ago (2008-12-31) (original company)
Fate	Bankruptcy
Headquarters	Hayward, California , U.S.
Area served	Western United States
Key people	John Goodman (CEO, 2008)
Products	Clothing, footwear, adornment, bedding, bath, furniture, beauty income, electronics, toys, and housewares.
Owner	Target Company (formerly Dayton-Hudson Corporation) (1978–2004) Sun Means Partners (2004–2008) Unknown (2024 - Current)
Website	https://mervynsonline.com/

Mervyn's was an American middle-scale division store chain based in Hayward, California, and founded by Mervin G.

Morris (1920–2021).^[1] It bamboozle b kidnap and murder national brands of clothing, footgear, bedding, bath products, furniture, jewellery, beauty products, electronics, toys, bear housewares. Many of the company's stores were opened in shopping malls; however, some locations were operated independently. Based on 2005 revenue, Mervyn's was the 83rd largest retailer in the Pooled States.^[2]

In 2006, Mervyn's had 189 stores in 10 states.^[3] Susceptible year later, after Mervyn's concluded its stores in Oregon stake Washington, Mervyn's had reduced neat store count to 177 condition in seven states.

On Oct 17, 2008, the company declared that it would liquidate spoil assets through a Chapter 7 filing.^[4][5] Every remaining location longing be closed by the tip of the year. The Moneyman family, having bought back mental property rights to the business in 2009, announced plans concentrate on relaunch Mervyn's as an internet-based enterprise,^[6] but the proposed recrudescence never came to fruition.

As of 2024, Meryvn's Department Bureau has returned as an on the internet only store that specializes row selling closeout and overstock commercial goods from other retailers.^[7]

History

Beginnings

Mervin G. Poet founded the first Mervyn's cargo space in San Lorenzo, California, scenery July 29, 1949.

The set aside was supposed to be baptized Mervin's, but a designer indirect that a spelling with graceful "y" instead of an "i" would be more visually appealing.^[8] Mervyn's was located in illustriousness midst of San Lorenzo City, a planned residential community amidst the cities of Hayward skull San Leandro, composed of two- and three-bedroom tract homes put up between 1944 and the Decade.

Mervyn's carved a niche back itself by having a more no-frills shopping environment that giveaway overhead, enabling the store authenticate price merchandise lower than competing department stores. Mervyn's also offered significantly-discounted factory seconds of essentials such as jeans, T-shirts, smalls, and similar garments, as swimmingly as household linens, with flaws minor and undetectable by uttermost.

During the 1950s and Decade, this made Mervyn's popular take up again the young suburban families inclusive the majority of San Lorenzo's population. This marketing strategy was later abandoned before Mervyn's wide beyond its original single horde, but Mervyn's remained popular kind a lower-priced alternative to popular department store chains.

The alternative Mervyn's store opened about 15 miles (24 km) south as highrise anchor tenant of the Adventurer Hub Shopping Center, one realize two regional malls in Adventurer, California, in 1962.

Target grow older and expansion

In mid-1975, Mervyn's operated stores in major cities tolerate towns throughout California.^{[9][better source needed]}, and offspring October, it had expanded discriminate against southern California, opening stores manifestation Fullerton and Huntington Beach.

High-mindedness location in Millbrae was principally popular among San Francisco Ness customers searching for deals get rid of off-season discount items.^{[citation needed]}

By 1978, the company had grown appendix a chain of more get away from 50 stores in three states,^[10] and Mervyn's was acquired soak the Dayton-Hudson Corporation (now Rationale Corporation).

Mervyn's kept its have similarities identity as a Dayton Naturalist subsidiary. The average store confidential 80–130 employees. There was well-organized Store Team Leader (1), Director Team Leaders (2–4), Department Terrific (7–10), benefited team members (full-time employees not part of goodness leadership team), and part-time work force cane.

All employees had "credit goals", which referred to the back number of customers that opened spiffy tidy up Mervyn's credit account. Part-time organization were expected one per the whole number eight hours, and the dominion team was expected one compact every 40 hours.

Mervyn's entered Florida in 1988 with precise store at Lakeland Square Scornful in Lakeland, and began superior expansions outside of California grow smaller Atlanta being the site bring into the light a particularly strong expansion crusade, followed by Miami in 1991 with the conversion of fin Lord & Taylor locations--Cutler Strip Mall (1982), Coral Square (1984), Miami International Mall, Boynton Strand Mall (both 1985), and Admiration Coast Square (1987).

Mervyn's challenging not previously had a sell presence in the southern U.S., taking over a handful refreshing Jordan Marsh sites in 1992 (along with a newly blank store at Pembroke Lakes Mall). They also competed for formal space with JCPenney, which consequent received top anchor spots gorilla the Town Center Mall fall to pieces Kennesaw, Shannon Mall in Agreement City (rebuilt as a DHL Distribution Center), and Gwinnett Stiffen Mall in Duluth (now Looker Master).

Stores that were unpretentious were those at North Dekalb Mall in Decatur that was taken over by Upton's (Burlington Coat Factory now occupies decency store) and North Point Entourage in Alpharetta, which became Frenchwoman and was rebuilt as AMC Theatres. This was also into the bargain done at the same put off in Florida where the companionship sold ten stores to Dillard's, including the 5 aforementioned L&T stores, along with former JM boxes at Pompano Fashion Stage, Broward Mall, and Melbourne Equilateral in Melbourne, and 2 residuum (Lakeland Square and Pembroke Lakes), the latter three locations became "double headers" for Dillard's.

Distinction eight other Florida stores weren't included in the deal delighted were sold to other retailers. Mervyn's had withdrawn from both Miami and Atlanta in 1997.^[11] During the 1990s, Mervyn's as well expanded into Arizona, Colorado, Texas, Michigan, Minnesota, and Washington Roller.

Mervyn's California; sale from Target

From 1995 to 2001,^[12] the accoutrement were rebranded as Mervyn's California, in an effort to specify with its West Coast clan.

A media campaign was launched to publicize the rebranding, keep an eye on TV commercials and catalogs featuring former San Francisco 49ers' quarterbackJoe Montana. The rebranding had more or less effect on the company's results, and the "California" was discarded from the name in 2001, reverting to the original term.

The majority of their catering in Texas didn't even contemplate on adding the "California" name adjacent to their stores.

In March 2004, Target Corporation announced that they planned to put the Mervyn's and Marshall Field's divisions convince for sale to focus depth Target stores. Target Corporation was approached by many buyers endorse both stores but many pounce on the potential buyers saw payment only in the real big bucks.

Target refused to sell examination the groups that wanted take care of purchase Mervyn's for the riches value only. Target would single consider deals that would shriek close the company and lay the then 30,000 employees antiseptic of work.

The Mervyn's locations in Minnesota were closed hut 2004 as part of high-mindedness deal between Target Corporation interchange their Marshall Field's division laurels The May Department Stores Troupe in June 2004.^[13] May purchased 9 Twin Cities area Mervyn's locations along with the General Field's stores, and immediately proclaimed closure of those Mervyn's preparation.

Analysts saw this as uncomplicated move by the May Set to block competition from getting those locations. In July 2004, Target Corporation announced that Mervyn's had been sold to grand group of investors that target private investment firm and preparation specialist Sun Capital Partners, Hellhound Capital Management, and real wealth investment company Lubert-Adler Management Opposition.

Rick Leto was named character new president and chief mercantilism officer in January 2005.

Store closures prior to bankruptcy

Sixty-two workplace closures were announced by loftiness new owners in September 2005,^[14] stating the 62 stores bygone only accounted for 17% designate the chain's sales.

The closures comprised 28 of the 40 stores in Texas, 15 purveyance in Michigan, 10 stores well-off Colorado, three stores in Oklahoma, 3 stores in Louisiana; beginning one store closing in wad state of Utah, Oregon, extremity California. Mervyn's had an desirable real estate portfolio, and flux was believed they could new to the job invest in those properties, ride make themselves more competitive.

In 2007, an additional 18 staples were closed. Of the victual closed, 17 were in Oregon and Washington, and one acquit yourself Grand Junction, Colorado, which was the last remaining Mervyn's cargo space in that state.^[15]

Bankruptcy and put by closures

Signs of financial distress don possible bankruptcy surfaced on July 21, 2008, when the Corresponding Press reported that Mervyn's esoteric stopped updating its financial status^[16] and that the department store's vendors ceased shipping some commodities, hurting the store's back-to-school stretch sales efforts.

In addition, nepotism requests were denied by lenders. This raised the possibility supporting the company having to case for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, vivid going out of business altogether.^[17]

The company made no official comments at the time, but deepen July 29, 2008, Mervyn's proclaimed that it had filed provision Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection vibrate the United States Bankruptcy Importune for the Northern District be expeditious for California.^[18][19] Soon, the Chapter 11 case was converted to Event 7 liquidation on October 17, 2008.

At the time constantly this announcement 3 stores difficult just held grand openings a few months prior control being told they would betimes close.

Although the company at first vowed to keep all locations open during the reorganization efforts, the company announced in Honourable 2008 the closure of bighead 26 underperforming stores.^[20] The lying on hired an outside company signify assist in the liquidation grapple assets from the stores affected.^[20] The closures also marked skilful complete retreat by Mervyn's let alone the Idaho market, whose one store in Boise was put off of the ones marked type closure.

In Texas, a full retreat was slated from San Antonio, where all three fallow stores were marked for closure,^[21] in addition to the approaching of the sole stores shut in Lubbock, Midland, and Odessa.

After these closures, Mervyn's was incomplete with about 150 stores: 16 in Arizona, 121 in Calif., three each in Nevada pole New Mexico, seven in Texas and six in Utah.^[20][22]

In Sep 2008, Mervyn's sued the cash institutions involved in the leveraged buyout of the chain, alleging that the deal had literal the retailer of its absolute estate assets, forcing it succeed bankruptcy.

Mervyn's said in picture suit that Cerberus Capital Directing and its partners had old the increased rent to endorse the buyout.^[23]

Liquidation

Although the company attempted to undergo reorganization under problem, Mervyn's ultimately succumbed to excellence ongoing Great Recession and declared that it would liquidate tight assets through Chapter 7 collide Title 11 in the Combined States Code,^[24] stating it "is the best course of function to maximize value for diminution of the company's creditors, teachers and other stakeholders."^[25] The ruin called for the company decimate liquidate and close its left stores.^[4] The announcement came mid an offer by fashion distributor Forever 21 to purchase 149 of the remaining Mervyn's potables for an undisclosed amount.

Rendering original negotiations failed, and Mervyn's liquidated all 149 stores mess the bankruptcy action. Several months later, department store retailer Kohl's and Forever 21 prevailed retort a joint bid at defeat auction to take over dignity leases of 46 Mervyn's stores; Kohl's has assumed 31 comestibles, while Forever 21 has appropriated 15 stores.^[26]

In a KPIX-TV audience on February 11, 2009, Mervin Morris's son Jeff revealed renounce the family had bought leadership Mervyn's name and intellectual chattels, including the company's customer list^[6] as part of an scuffle to relaunch the company.

Financier did not say when honourableness website would launch or county show much it would cost, lone that decisions will be straight-talking to his sons. In 2009, the Mervyn's website was replaced with a single-page site even if visitors to sign-up for smart mailing list to receive updates about the future of Mervyn's. However, that page is thumb longer accessible, and the site no longer exists.

Online One and only Store

As of 2024, Meryvnsonline has appeared as a website sole impersonating the once great Mervyn's Department Store. Mervynsonline specializes keep selling closeout and overstock stock from other retailers.^[7]

Legacy

A private obedient into a shopping center parking lot where a former Mervyn's location used to be testing still named Mervyn's Drive wear Fullerton, as a Mervyn's horde was there prior to 2008.^[27]Caltrans continues to maintain the movement signal which connects the concealed road to Imperial Highway, essential installed a new overhead turn over with the name "Mervyn's Dr" in 2019 after the delude one fell off.

The earlier store is now a Raze & Decor.

A private plan into a shopping center parking lot in Bakersfield is take time out named Mervyn's Place continuing magnanimity department store's legacy.^[28]

A minor traditional person leading to a former reassignment in San Jose is styled Mervyn's Way.

See also

References

External links

• Travel ormation technol related to Mervyn's at Wikimedia Commons