G. C. Murphy
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G.C. Murphy was a chain of five and dime or variety stores in the United States from 1906 to 2002. They also operated Murphy's Mart, Bargain World, Terry & Ferris and Bruners, and Cobbs stores.
G.C. Murphy's Richmond, Virginia, store on Broad Street and Fourth was designed by Murphy corporate architect Harold Ellsworth Crosby. In 2004, it was demolished to make way for a parking lot.
Ames Department Stores
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Ames Department Stores, Inc. was an American chain of discount stores based in Rocky Hill, Connecticut, United States. The company was founded in 1958 with a store in Southbridge, Massachusetts, and a
G. C. Murphy
…merchandise), Terry & Ferris and Bruners (junior department stores), and Cobbs (specialty apparel) stores. In April 1985, the company was acquired by Ames Department Stores Inc. Ames converted many of the larger "Murphy's Mart" stores and in 1989, sold the variety store division to former competitor McCrory Stores. The…
An Ames location in Seabrook, New Hampshire, originally a King's. Now demolished as of August 2025.
A vacant Ames in Lowville, New York.
Former Ames in Baltimore, Maryland, originally a Zayre (now demolished)