Footwear

The Finish Line Corporate Office

The Finish Line actually began operations in October of 1976 when three friends decided to take over The Athlete’s Foot franchise in Indianapolis, Indiana. By 1981, these business partners had opened more than 10 locations. Wanting to expand beyond Indiana’s borders, the owners created their own company, The Finish Line.

The Finish Line had more than 100 stores by October 1991. The company went public in 1992. Today, The Finish Line has more than 670 locations. Each store features a “shoe wall” where more than 1300 brands of shoes are displayed. The company offers a wide variety of athletic shoes for almost every sport imaginable, along with a selection of casual shoes and sandals.

The company also features brand-name athletic wear, such as Nike, North Face, Adidas, Oakley, and Under Armour as well as hats, sunglasses, and logo t-shirts.

The Finish Line is publicly traded on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol: FINL.

Finish Line maintains a corporate office in Indianapolis, Indiana.

The Finish Line

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The company also features brand-name athletic wear, such as Nike, North Face, Adidas, Oakley, and Under Armour as well as hats, sunglasses, and logo t-shirts.

The Finish Line is publicly traded on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol: FINL.

Finish Line maintains a corporate office in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Lord & Taylor Corporate Office

Samuel Lord and George Washington Taylor founded their store in 1826 on Catherine Street in Manhattan, New York. The company originally sold women’s hosiery, cashmere shawls, and women’s clothing. The store moved several times over the years; to Broadway at Grand in 1861, the later to a cast iron building at Broadway and 20th Street. In 1914, the company moved, and made their headquarters, on 5th Avenue, the first store to open on what would become the infamous 5th Avenue. The company also made headlines when they appointed the first female to head a retail establishment in 1945, Dorothy Shaver.

Today, Lord & Taylor has grown to more than 50 locations across the U.S. Each store is uniquely designed and has a distinctive blend of both classical and contemporary elements.

Lord & Taylor offers luxury women’s clothing, handbags, shoes, belts, and accessories. The company offers personal shoppers, restaurants, and personal attention from sales associates.

NRDC Equity Partners purchased Lord & Taylor for $1.2 billion in 2006. In October of 2017, Rhone Capital purchased a minority share of Lord & Taylor. The iconic 5th Ave store was sold to office space sharing company WeWork, who will allow the company to operate through 2018, then has plans for revamping both the company and the building.

In August 2019, Lord and Taylor was sold to start up clothing rental company Le Tote for $100 million.

Lord & Taylor

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Today, Lord & Taylor has grown to more than 50 locations across the U.S. Each store is uniquely designed and has a distinctive blend of both classical and contemporary elements.

Lord & Taylor offers luxury women’s clothing, handbags, shoes, belts, and accessories. The company offers personal shoppers, restaurants, and personal attention from sales associates.

In August 2019, Lord and Taylor was sold to start up clothing rental company Le Tote for $100 million.

Gabriel Brothers (Gabe’s) Corporate Office

Gabriel Brothers, recently renamed as “Gabe’s” in 2013, was founded in 1961 in Morgantown, West Virginia. The company has 64 locations in 10 states, including Kentucky, Maryland, and Ohio. The company also owns 46 Rugged Warehouse locations in 9 other states including Delaware, North Carolina,Virginia, and in Pennsylvania.

The company offers designer brand name clothing for up to 70% off retail prices. Gabe’s also offers bedding and linens, clothing and shoes for men, women, and children, plus sized apparel, handbags, wallets, accessories, cosmetics, beauty and bath products, fragrances, cookware, small home appliances, home decor, snack foods, small electronics, and housewares.

Gabriel Brothers recently announced that it will open a new 50,000 square foot store in the Charlottesville University area on University Drive. This enables the company to have fresh stock delivered to most locations every other day.

Despite the COVID-19 crisis in 2020, Gabe’s is continuing to open new store locations, such as the ones in New Castle, Pennslyvania.

The company maintains a corporate office in Morgantown, West Virginia.

Gabriel Brothers

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Despite the COVID-19 crisis in 2020, Gabe’s is continuing to open new store locations, such as the ones in New Castle, Pennslyvania.

The company maintains a corporate office in Morgantown, West Virginia.

Bealls Florida Corporate Office

Bealls Florida, often simply called Bealls, was founded in 1915 in Bradenton, Florida, by Robert Beall. Beall used his entire life savings to purchase merchandise and rent a store. He had no money for display cases so he used the packing crates his merchandise had come in. The original name of the store was “The Dollar Limit” as nothing in the store cost more than $1. Bealls might be the original dollar store. The name was changed in the 1950’s.

Today, Bealls has more than 500 locations throughout Florida, as well as outlet stores in several states and online shopping. The company offers a wide range of clothing and shoes for infants, children, women, and men. The company also offers bedding, household appliances, patio furniture, and housewares such as dishes and silverware.

Bealls Florida

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Cato Fashions Corporate Office

Cato Fashions was founded in 1946 by Wayland Cato, who left his place of employment to open his own clothing shop along with his son, Wayland Junior.

The company operates its stores under several different names including Cato Company, Cato Plus, It’s Fashion, and It’s Fashion Metro. Cato Fashions offers a wide variety of clothing including dressy, business, casual, sleepwear, dresses, coats, lingerie, shoes for both men and women, costume jewelry and handbags as well as men’s wear, infants, and children’s clothing. Most items are sold under the company name of Cato Fashions with few exceptions.