MainStreet
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| Type | Department store |
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| Founded | 1983, Chicago, Illinois |
| Headquarters | Bannockburn, Illinois |
| Area served | Chicagoland; Detroit, Michigan; Grand Rapids, Michigan; Twin Cities, Minnesota |
| Industry | Retail |
| Products | Clothing, footwear, bedding, furniture, jewelry, beauty products, home electronics, small appliances, housewares |
| Parent | Federated Department Stores |
| Slogan | "MainStreet is your street." |
MainStreet is a defunct mid-range department store chain based in Chicago, Illinois. Operating for only five years, the chain's stores were located in Illinois, Michigan, and Minnesota.
MainStreet was launched in November 1983 by Federated Department Stores.[1] The store was a middle-market chain focused primarily on softlines, similar to Mervyn's and Kohl's. In fact, MainStreet stores often featured a "racetrack" layout similar to that of Kohl's, but checkouts were distributed around the store like a traditional department store.
The MainStreet chain was sold by Campeau Corporation, then-owners of Federated, in order to reduce debts.[2] Kohl's acquired 26 of the MainStreet locations in 1988.[3]
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[edit] Former locations
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[edit] Illinois
- Arlington Heights - 800 W. Dundee Rd. (now Kohl's)
- Aurora - 4340 Fox Valley Center Dr. (now Kohl's)
- Bloomingdale - Stratford Square (now Kohl's)
- Burbank - Cicero Ave.
- Calumet City - River Oaks West (later Kohl's, now empty)
- Carpentersville - Spring Hill Mall(now Kohl's)
- Chicago Ridge - Chicago Ridge Mall (now Westfield Chicago Ridge) (now Kohl's)
- Downers Grove - 2920 Finley (MainStreet Square) (now Kohl's)
- Hodgkins - 9350 Joliet Rd. (now Kohl's)
- Mount Prospect - Randhurst Mall (later Kohl's; torn down for Costco)
- Niles - Golf Mill Mall (now Kohl's)
- Norridge - Harlem Irving Plaza (now Kohl's)
- Orland Park - Orland Park Place (now Kohl's)
- Vernon Hills - Hawthorn Hills (later Kohl's; now Wickes Furniture)
- Woodridge - 1001 75th St. (now Kohl's)
[edit] Michigan
- Farmington Hills - 30150 Grand River Ave. (now Kohl's)
- Harper Woods - Eastland Center (later Kohl's, closed mid 1990s; now Target)
- Kentwood - 3131 Woodland Dr. SE (now Kohl's)
- Novi - 43550 W. Oaks Dr. (now Kohl's)
- Roseville - Macomb Mall (now Kohl's)
- Sterling Heights - 44200 Schoenherr Rd. (now Kohl's)
- Southfield - Northland Center (later Kohl's, closed mid-1990s; now Anna's Linens and Jeepers!)
- Taylor - 14500 Racho Rd. (now Kohl's)
- Troy - 500 John R. Rd. (now Kohl's)
- Waterford - Summit Place Mall (now Kohl's)
- Westland - Westland Center (now Kohl's)
[edit] Minnesota
- Brooklyn Center - 2501 County Road 10 (now Kohl's)
- Blaine - Northtown Mall (later Kohl's; Kohl's relocated 2004; now Burlington Coat Factory)
[edit] References
- ^ Federated to add specialty div. and fine-tune non-department stores, Discount Store News, July 9, 1984.
- ^ Toy story, BusinessWeek, December 4, 2000.
- ^ Our Milestones, Kohl's Corporation, Last accessed January 23, 2007.
