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The Jones Store Company was founded in 1887 as an 800-square-foot (74 m 2) store in Stafford, Kansas, by J. Logan Jones. In 1895, Jones opened a store at 6th and Main in the River Market neighborhood of Kansas City, Missouri. In 1902 Jones leased a 500,000-square-foot (46,000 m 2) seven-story building that took up an entire block at 12th Street ...
The embodiment of modern American style, JNY offers impeccably designed women’s clothing. Timeless and flattering, including women's suits, blazers, sweaters, pants and jeans.
The Jones Store today encircles this building giving Jones a Walnut street entrance. By the 1930s Jones had grown to be the city's largest department store. It has been expanded and refurbished many times. A multimillion-dollar remodeling and expansion project was completed in 1958. Today Jones remains Kansas City's only Downtown department store.
Dec 14, 2023 · Learn about the origins, evolution and legacy of The Jones Store Company, a former department store chain in Kansas City. Find out when and where it started, how it changed hands and names, and what happened to its buildings.
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The Jones Store Co. (or simply Jones), was a chain of department stores in Missouri and Kansas founded in 1887 as an 800-ft store in Stafford Kansas, by J. Logan Jones. In 1902, a massive 500,000 sq ft 7-story building in downtown Kansas City, Missouri was leased by Jones. Despite many retailers leaving the downtown area, the downtown flagship store stayed open until early 1998.
The building would later be demolished in 2005. Locations of The Jones Store operating in malls were re-branded as Macy*s in September 2006, after a merger between May Dept Stores and Federated Dept Stores in 2005. This marked the second entry to Kansas City for Macy*s, after all their locations had been replaced by Dillard's in the mid-1980s.
Missouri
Kansas City - Downtown - 500,000 sq. ft. •Opened 1902 - Closed 1998 Kansas City - Metro North Mall - 244,000 sq. ft. •Opened 1976 - Closed 2006 (now Macy*s) Kansas City - Bannister Mall •Opened 1980 - Closed 2005 Kansas City - Blue Ridge Mall •Opened 1963 - Closed 2003 Independence - Independence Square Independence - Independence Center - 193,000 sq. ft. •Opened late 1984 - Closed 2006 (now Macy*s) (closed)
Kansas
Overland Park - Oak Park Mall - 183,000 sq. ft. •Opened 2002 - Closed 2006 (now Macy*s) Overland Park - Metalf South Shopping Center - 259,000 sq. ft. •Opened 1967 - Closed 2006 (now Macy*s) (closed) Prairie Village - Prairie Village Shopping Center - 160,000 sq. ft. •Opened 1958 - Closed 2006 (now Macy*s) (closed) Leawood - Town Center Plaza - 123,000 sq. ft. •Opened 2004 - Closed 2006 (now Macy*s) Topeka - West Ridge Mall - 189,000 sq. ft. •Opened 1988 - Closed 2006 (now Macy*s)
Nebraska
Omaha - Westroads Mall •Opened 1999 - Closed 2003
Oct 22, 2013 · It traces the store’s early days, when “groceries could be purchased under the same roof as stoves, hardware, blankets, home furnishings, fabrics, shoes, fine china, and various other products.” The Jones Store originally sold merchandise it bought from liquidated businesses.
Jan 2, 2013 · About this group. We take a look at the legendary Kansas City department store that was founded in 1887. The name disappeared in 2006, after Macy's bought the company and replaced them with their name on all of the Jones Store locations. Private. Only members can see who's in the group and what they post.
