Clothing, Shoes, & Specialty Stores
- A&N Stores — Army-Navy surplus store that later sold sportswear and footwear, with 48 stores in Virginia, ceased operations in 2008.
- Afterthoughts — owned by Venator Group, Inc., acquired by Claire's in 1999 and converted to Icing stores
- Anderson-Little — men's specialty retailer originally associated with a large Massachusetts-based men's clothing manufacturer; also known as Anderson Little-Richman Brothers; owned for many years by F. W. Woolworth Company; sold to Cliftex Corporation and incorporated into its Gentlemen's Wearhouse subsidiary in 1993; ceased operations in 1997, but was restarted in 2008 by the grandson and great-grandson of the original founder
- Casual Corner
- Charles A. Stevens and Chas stores — Chicago, Illinois area
- Chess King
- Copper Rivet — sold Levi's jeans
- County Seat
- Dawahares - Kentucky, West Virginia, Tennessee
- De Pinna
- Endicott Johnson
- Erlebacher's
- Foreman & Clark
- Forth & Towne
- Franklin Simon
- Gantos
- Harold's/Harold Powell — Norman, Oklahoma
- J. Brannam — was Woolworth; liquidated
- Jay Jacobs
- Judy's Inc. - Founded in 1946, this women's clothing retail chain sold in 1989 to Laws International Holdings Ltd, entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection from 1992 to early 1993, sold to Larry Hansel/ Westridge Partners. There were 50 Judy's stores in 1993, but the chain, including Hansel's Rampage Clothing went bankrupt by 1997.
- Just For Feet
- Kids "R" Us An offshoot of Toys "R" Us, selling child and preteen clothing
- Kinney Shoes
- Kleinhans — Buffalo, New York
- Klopfenstein's
- Laura Ashley - U.S. stores closed, many remain in the UK and elsewhere
- Martin + Osa
- Merry-Go-Round
- Raleigh's — a.k.a. Raleigh Haberrdasher
- Richman Brothers — men's specialty store based in Cleveland, Ohio; sold to F.W. Woolworth in 1969; operated for a time as Anderson Little-Richman Brothers, finally folded in 1992.
- Robert Hall
- Rogers Peet — New York City and branches
- Roos/Atkins
- Ruehl No.925— concept brand launched by Abercrombie and Fitch in 2004; poor sales and operating losses led to A&F ceasing operations of Ruehl in early 2010.
- Sagebrush — sold casual wear
- The Sample — Buffalo, New York
- Shoe Pavilion
- Steve & Barry's
- Tansy — sold women's clothing
- Thom McAn Store
- Today's Man
- Yellow Front Stores
- Warner Brothers Studio Store
- Petite Sophisticate division of Casual Corner
- Mondi
- Metropark
- Gadzooks
- Contempo Casuals
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