Are there still Younkers stores?

2019-05-23 by No Comments

Are there still Younkers stores?

Bon-Ton, the bankrupt retailer that shut its stores last week after being in business for over 100 years, is poised to reopen now that a new owner has scooped up its brand. The new Bon-Ton will emphasize its online shopping experience.

How many Younkers stores are there?

492018
Younkers/Number of locations

Is Younkers coming back to Omaha?

Younkers is back, although not in brick-and-mortar form at Omaha’s Westroads or Oak View Malls. “We were inspired by the opportunity to rebuild an American Icon,” the company’s president, Jordan Voloshin, said in a letter to customers posted on the Younkers website.

What happened to Bergner’s?

Bon-Ton Stores announced on April 17, 2018 that they would cease operations and began liquidating all 267 stores after two liquidators, Great American Group and Tiger Capital Group, won an auction for the company.

What was Younkers called before?

Younkers was operated by the Equitable of Iowa insurance company from 1979 to 1992 after being a publicly traded company since 1948. Under Equitable’s ownership, Younkers acquired all 11 locations of the Omaha-based Brandeis department store chain in 1987.

Is Boston Store coming back?

Boston Store is coming back. MILWAUKEE — Boston Store is coming back! “CSC Generation Holdings” signed a deal giving it the rights to Bon-Ton and its subsidiary department store chains, including Boston Store, Bergner’s, Carson’s, Elder Beerman, Herberger’s and Younkers.

Is Bergner’s out of business?

The Eastland Mall Bergner’s closed in August after 45 years in business, after its parent company, Bon-Ton Inc., filed bankruptcy and was liquidated. Now, an Indiana company is relaunching Bergner’s and other Bon-Ton names as online businesses, and hopes to reopen some brick and mortar locations, too.

Is Bergner’s coming back?

A banner on the Bergner’s website announced “great news” in all caps: “Bergner’s is coming back!” The Forsyth and Bloomington locations were among scores of Bergner’s and other department store brands under the bankrupt Bon-Ton parent company have closed as recently.

When did Boston Store go out of business?

Boston Store closed its big stores at East Towne and West Towne malls on August 29, after winding down sales over the past several months. More than 200 employees lost their jobs in Madison; more than 2,200 were unemployed statewide.

Is Carson’s out of business?

Sold to the holding company of Bon-Ton in 2006, but still operated under the Carson name, the entire Bon-Ton collection of stores, including Carson’s, went into bankruptcy and closed in 2018.

Who is the owner of Bergner?

Mr. Janek Davitashvili
Pioneered by the vision from our chairman Mr. Janek Davitashvili, Bergner is today thriving on a winning strategy with our clients, distributors and consumers, through our innovative and quality homeware products.

Is Bergner’s department store still in business?

Bergner’s filed for bankruptcy in 1991, re-emerging under the Carson, Pirie Scott & Co. mantle in 1993. After more corporate shuffling as department stores fought bravely to compete — not just against discount chains but now the internet — the end for Bergner’s stores came with liquidation in 2018.

Is Younkers still in business?

Following its last sale in 2006, Younkers operated as a subsidiary of The Bon-Ton, with locations in seven Midwestern states, primarily in shopping malls. As of 2013 the chain operated more than fifty locations in the region. On August 29, 2018, the last 17 remaining Younkers outlets were all shut down.

What are Younkers stores closing?

WATERLOO – Younkers, a chain of department stores founded more than a century ago in Iowa will close all its locations after a bankruptcy judge signed off on the liquidation of its parent company. Bon-Ton Stores Inc. will close more than 250 stores across 23 states, putting about 24,000 employees out of work.

Is Younkers coming back?

Younkers may make a comeback, website says. Younkers recently announced it is coming back, though the department store and its parent company, Bon-Ton, have yet to release any official details about what its comeback will entail.