Allied Stores was a department store chain in the United States. It was founded in the 1930s as part of a general consolidation in the retail sector by B. E. Puckett. See also Associated Dry Goods. It was the successor to Hahn's Department Stores, a holding company founded in 1928. In 1935 Hahn's was reorganized into Allied Stores.
In 1981, Allied Stores acquired the 24-year-old retail conglomerate Garfinckel, Brooks Brothers, Miller & Rhoads, Inc. for $228 million (~$ in ). With that transaction they acquired 178 department stores and 48 specialty shops in 28 states. In 1986 the chain was acquired by Campeau Corporation under Canadian entrepreneur Robert Campeau. In 1988 it merged with Federated Department Stores (now known as Macy's, Inc.), and the chains were consolidated in 1990 under the Federated name after Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Stores
Department stores divisions at time of Campeau buyout
Jordan Marsh founded in 1841, acquired by Hahn's in 1928, retained by Campeau. Merged with Federated's Abraham & Straus in 1992 becoming A&S/Jordan Marsh. Merged into Macy's in 1994 and renamed Macy's in 1996. Jordan Marsh Florida (offshoot of the New England chain) founded in 1956, consolidated with Maas Brothers in 1987. William H. Block, Indianapolis, Indiana, acquired by Allied 1962, sold to Federated in 1987 prior to merger; Several stores became F&R Lazarus & Co. locations, others were sold or closed. The Bon Marché of Seattle, Washington, founded 1890, acquired by Hahn's in 1927, retained by Campeau. Renamed Bon-Macy's in 2003 and changed to Macy's in 2005 Cain Sloan, Nashville, Tennessee, acquired by Dillard's 1987. Dey Brothers, Syracuse, New York, sold to Wilfree Property 1987. Donaldson's of Minneapolis, Minnesota, was founded in 1883 and acquired by Allied Stores Corp. in 1928. Later acquired Powers Dry Goods, it was sold to Carson Pirie Scott in 1987. Herpolsheimer's, Grand Rapids, Michigan, sold along with the William H. Block stores to Federated in 1987 (prior to merger); Stores briefly became Lazarus stores and later closed. Heer's, Springfield, Missouri. Joske's of San Antonio, Texas, taken over 1932, after 1987 acquired by Dillard's after Allied merged with Federated. Maas Brothers, Tampa, Florida, founded in 1886, acquired by Hahn's in 1929, retained by Campeau. Consolidated with Jordan Marsh Florida in 1987. Renamed Maas Brothers/Jordan Marsh in 1989. Merged into Burdines in 1991. Miller & Rhoads, Richmond, Virginia. Miller's, Johnson City, Kingsport, Chattanooga, and Knoxville, Tennessee; Bristol, Virginia – sold to Hess's 1987. Pomeroy's, Reading, Harrisburg, Wilkes-Barre and Levittown, Pennsylvania, Willingboro, New Jersey, Acquired by Hahn's on 9/18/1934, sold to The Bon-Ton in 1987. Read's Department Stores, Bridgeport, Connecticut, merged into Jordan Marsh 1987. Stern's (Stern Brothers) of New Jersey was acquired by Allied in 1951. Division closed and most stores converted to Macy's or Bloomingdales 2001. L.H. Field & Co. (Field's) Jackson, Michigan, established in 1891, became part of Allied Stores in 1933. Field's was successful for many years with three local stores. With Allied, Field's was a sister store to Herpolsheimer's (Herp's) in Grand Rapids, MI. Also, L.H. Field was a cousin of Marshall Field, who established the famed department store in Chicago, IL in 1881. Allied/Federated was acquired by Campeau Corporation of Toronto, ON in 1986. Campeau announced the closure of all Field's unit stores December 24, 1986, and the store was officially closed May 23, 1987.
Specialty stores divisions at time of Campeau buyout
Ann Taylor, New York, initially retained by Campeau, sold off in 1989. Bonwit Teller, New York, acquired 1979, sold to Hooker Corporation in 1987. Brooks Brothers, New York, initially retained by Campeau, sold in 1988 to Marks & Spencer of London, acquired by Retail Brand Alliance in 2001. Catherine's, Memphis and Nashville, Tennessee, and Los Angeles, California. Jerry Leonard. Garfinckels, Washington, D.C., sold to Raleigh's 1987. Plymouth, New York, sold to Tribeca Holdings 1987. By the mid-1990s the chain was closed.