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Mervyn's was an American middle-scale department store chain based in Hayward, California, and founded by Mervin G. Morris (1920–2021). It carried national brands of clothing, footwear, bedding, bath products, furniture, jewelry, beauty products, electronics, toys, and housewares.
Jan 23, 2024 · Mervyn’s, a middle-scale department store chain founded by Mervin G. Morris in Hayward, California, offered a wide range of products, including clothing, footwear, furniture, electronics, and more. By 2005, it ranked as the 83rd largest U.S. retailer.
Sep 3, 2021 · The store was California's top discount clothing retailer, known for selling factory seconds that failed quality inspection checks. It first opened in 1949 in San Lorenzo, a working class community near Oakland, and grew across the Bay Area — and soon the entire West Coast.
Oct 20, 2008 · Key moments in the long history of Mervyns. 1949: Mervin Morris opens the first Mervyns, a 2,800-square-foot store in San Lorenzo, Calif., 20 miles south of Oakland, on July 29. First-day sales...
Aug 14, 2008 · The Mervyns department store chain said Wednesday that it planned to close nearly 15% of its stores -- including seven in Southern California -- as it attempted to rework its finances two...
Sep 7, 2005 · SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ The Mervyns department-store chain plans to close nearly a quarter of its stores nationwide _ including one store and a distribution center in Utah _ and lay off 4,800...
Mar 5, 2024 · Mervyns Department Store is your go-to destination! With up to 70% off on trendy women’s dresses, you can revamp your wardrobe without breaking the bank. For the fashion-forward men out there, Mervyns offers a great selection of tops and more.
Mervyn's is a middle-market promotional department store offering moderately priced name-brand and private label casual apparel and home fashions. Company Origins. Mervyn's was founded in 1949 in San Lorenzo, California by Mervin Morris, who took the advice of an architect who told him that exchanging the 'i' in his first name for a 'y' would ...
Oct 18, 2008 · After 59 years in business, the Mervyns department-store chain called it quits Friday -- promising a huge going-out-of-business sale just in time for the holidays.
Mar 26, 2021 · A sign in 1980 touting the then-upcoming Mervyn’s store that would be a part of Solano Mall described it as “a unique family department store.”
