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Fedco

Federal Employees' Distributing Company, known as Fedco, was a membership department store chain that operated in Southern California from 1948 to 1999.

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Founded
1948; 78 years ago (1948) in Los Angeles, California
Founders
U.S. Post Office employees
Industry
Retail
Owner
Members-owned co-operative
Headquarters
9300 Santa Fe Springs Rd, Santa Fe Springs, California
Area served
Southern California

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Fedco

Nodes49
Edges48
Triples105
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.040816
Components1

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Fedco

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related to Fedco Reporter · 22
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related to Beginning · 20
Fedco → As, Board, Business, Directors, FedScript, It, Kee, Lifetime, Like, Lines, Los Angeles, Members, Over, Post Office, Robert Kee, Slauson Avenue, The, The Board, This, Under
related to Sources · 10
Fedco → Archived, County Proliferate, Discount Stores, February, Karen Newell Young, Los Angeles Times, Orange County, Orange County Life, Profile, Wayback Machine
related to Bankruptcy · 8
Fedco → Ames, Costco, Kmart, Panda Express, Sam's Club, Target, The, Walmart
related to Business model · 4
Fedco → Christmas, Many, The, To
Area served · 1
Fedco → Southern California
Defunct · 1
Fedco → 1999; 27 years ago (1999)
Fate · 1
Fedco → Filed for bankruptcy
Founded · 1
Fedco → 1948; 78 years ago (1948) in Los Angeles, California

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store stores membership department employees california company members los angeles target bankruptcy cards reporter also locations 10 federal 1999 board

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
FedcoArea servedSouthern California1.00infobox
FedcoDefunct1999; 27 years ago (1999)1.00infobox
FedcoFateFiled for bankruptcy1.00infobox
FedcoFounded1948; 78 years ago (1948) in Los Angeles, California1.00infobox
FedcoFoundersU.S. Post Office employees1.00infobox
FedcoHeadquarters9300 Santa Fe Springs Rd, Santa Fe Springs, California1.00infobox
FedcoIndustryRetail1.00infobox
FedcoNumber of locations10 (when it closed in 1999)1.00infobox
FedcoOwnerMembers-owned co-operative1.00infobox
FedcoProductsClothing, footwear, housewares, jewelry, garden, furniture, appliances, sporting goods, produce, hardware, toys, electronics1.00infobox
FedcoTypeDepartment Store1.00infobox
Sam's Clubinstance ofsince the lifetime membership cards did not include photographic ID like those used by later membership stores0.80text

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