H. C. Prange Co.
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H.C. Prange Co. was a regional department store chain begun by Henry Carl (H.C.)Prange. It had at its peak 25 stores in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Illinois. Prange's department store unit had 1991 sales of about $229 million. The division had 18 stores in Wisconsin, five in Michigan and two in Illinois, with a total of about 2.1 million square feet of selling space.
H.C. Prange's flagship store was in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, and still operates as a Younkers today (the building was reconstructed in 1984 after a water main break in 1982 forced demolition of the old flagship store). Their largest store was in Green Bay's Port Plaza Mall. The H.C. Prange Co. also operated a chain of discount stores known as Prange Way.
It was purchased by Younkers department store chain in 1992. Younkers, Inc. purchased H.C. Prange Co.'s 25-unit department store division for $67 million and it also assumed about $9 million in liabilities of the division.
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[edit] Former Locations
[edit] Illinois
- Machesney Park - Machesney Park Mall (later Younkers, now Bergner's)
- Rockford - Cherryvale Mall (later Younkers, now Bergner's)
[edit] Michigan
- Bay City - Bay City Mall (opened 1991, now Younkers)
- Holland - Westshore Mall (opened 1988, now Younkers)
- Marquette - Westwood Mall (opened 1974, now Younkers)
- Port Huron - Birchwood Mall (opened 1990, now Younkers)
- Traverse City - Cherryland Center (opened 1976, now Younkers)
[edit] Minnesota
- Duluth - Miller Hill Mall (now Younkers)
[edit] Wisconsin
- Appleton
- Downtown (later Younkers, closed in 1988)
- Fox River Mall (opened 1988, now Younkers)
- Eau Claire - London Square Mall (later Younkers, now HOM Furniture)
- Fond Du Lac - Forest Mall (now Younkers)
- Green Bay - Port Plaza Mall (combined with Prange Way; later Younkers, now closed)
- Greenfield - Southridge Mall (originally Gimbels, later Marshall Field's, then Prange's; later Younkers, now Linens 'n Things & Steve & Barry's)
- Madison
- East Towne Mall (combined with Prange Way; later Younkers, now Boston Store)
- West Towne Mall (later Younkers, now Boston Store)
- Manitowoc - Edgelake Plaza (now Younkers)
- Marinette - Pine Tree Mall (now Younkers)
- Marshfield - Northway Mall (now Younkers)
- Milwaukee - Northridge Mall (originally Gimbels, later Marshall Field's, then Prange's; later Younkers, now closed)
- Oshkosh - Park Plaza Mall (later Younkers, now closed; mall now an office complex )
- Sheboygan - Downtown (now Younkers)
- Sturgeon Bay - Downtown (now Younkers)
- Superior - Mariner Mall (now Younkers)
- Wausau - Wausau Center (now Younkers)
- Wisconsin Rapids - Rapids Mall (now Younkers)
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