[WorldKings - Wowtimes - Almanac Events & Achievements 2023] The marks in 88 years of making up the brand of Dollar General Corporation, the largest department store chain in the United States (1939)
28-02-2023
(Worldkings.org) Dollar General is a US department store chain headquartered in Goodlettsville, Tennessee. The company was founded in 1939 by Cal Turner in Scottsville, Kentucky.
[WorldKings - Wowtimes - Almanac Events & Achievements 2023] Milestones for the successful 73 years of Ross Stores, Inc., the leading off-price store chain in the United States (1950)
25-01-2023
(worldkings.org) Ross Stores, Inc., operating under the brand name Ross Dress for Less, is an American chain of discount department stores headquartered in Dublin, California. It is the largest off-price retailer in the United States; as of 2018, Ross operates 1,483 stores in 37 U.S. states.
[Worldkings – Wowtimes - Almanac Events & Achievements 2022] Highlights during 67 years of development of Shinsegae, the popular South Korean department store firm (1955)
09-01-2023
(worldkings.org) Shinsegae is a South Korean department store franchise, along with several other businesses, headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.
[WORLDKINGS - ALMANAC EVENTS & ACHIEVEMENTS 2022] Impressive milestones in Target's 120-year journey to conquer consumers (1902)
12-04-2022
(workdings.org) Target Corporation (doing business as Target and stylized as target) is an American big box department store chain headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is the eighth largest retailer in the United States, and a component of the S&P 500 Index.
[WORLDKINGS] The Constant World Records Seeking Journey (P.278) Le Bon Marche (France): World’s first department store
09-04-2022
(worldkings.org) Le Bon Marché department store in Paris was founded in 1852. On April 09th, 2022, World Records Union (WorldKings) officially declared Le Bon Marche as “World’s first department store”.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Asia Records Institute (ASRI) - Busan Lotte Department Store: House the world's tallest indoor music water fountain
16-09-2021
(WorldKings.org) The tallest indoor music fountain had a water column height of up to 18.2 m and was constrcuted and installed at the Lotte Department Store, Busan, and was completed on 24 August 2010.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Europe Records Institute (EURI) – Le Bon Marche: World’s first department store
07-04-2021
(Worldkings.org) Considered by many to be the oldest department store in the world, Le Bon Marché is a bona fide institution of the Paris shopping scene.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Australia Records Institute (AURI) – David Jones Pty: World's oldest continuously-operating department store
09-10-2020
(Worldkings.org) David Jones Limited currently has 45 stores located in most Australian states and territories (except Tasmania and the Northern Territory).
[WorldKings – World Almanac Event 2020] 58th anniversary of establishment of Kohl's (September 12, 1962 – September 12, 2020)
12-09-2020
(Worldkings.org) Kohl's is headquartered in the Milwaukee suburb of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. It became the largest department store chain in the United States in May 2012, surpassing its biggest competitor J. C. Penney.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Asia Records Institute (ASRI) – Shinsegae Centum City Department Store: World's largest department store by area
02-06-2020
(Worldkings.org) Shinsegae Centum City Department Store is the world's largest department store by area.