Bealls
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| Bealls, Inc. | |
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| Type | Department store |
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| Founded | 1915 (Bradenton, Florida) |
| Headquarters | Bradenton, Florida |
| Industry | Retail |
| Products | Clothing, footwear, bedding, furniture, jewelry, beauty products, and housewares. |
| Website | http://www.beallsflorida.com/ |
- For the Texas department store with the same name see Bealls (Texas)
Bealls is a chain of department store that was founded in 1915 in Bradenton, Florida. This store sells designer clothes and apparel at an affordable price.
The company competes on an average price level on par with Sears, Kohl's, and JCPenney. However, the company competes below Macy's, Belk, and Dillard's.
[edit] History
In 1915, 22 year old Robert M. Beall Sr. opened a dry goods store in Bradenton, Florida because the store sold products for nothing more than one dollar he named his store The Dollar Limit. Following World War I in 1918 caused prices to go up and Robert renamed his store Five Dollar Limit. As his business grew to be a success he moved his store to new property a few blocks away.
In 1946, Robert and his son renamed Five Dollar Limit to Bealls Department Store. Robert Beall ran the original downtown store until his death in 1979. Bealls continued to operate the downtown store until it was demolished in 1987.
[edit] Bealls Outlet
In 1987, Bealls opened Bealls Outlet. The chain was the response of the growing of outlet malls in Florida. In 1992, Bealls opened its first out-of-state Bealls Outlet in Arizona. Today Bealls Outlet has grown to over 450 stores in 14 states under the names of Bealls Outlet and Burkes Outlet. The Burkes Outlet name is generally used in areas where Stage Stores' own "Bealls" stores operate.
