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Venture Stores

Venture Stores, Inc., was a chain of retail stores aimed at the discount department-store market. John Geisse, formerly of Target Stores, and May Department Stores' executive vice president, Dave Babcock, founded the chain in 1968. Venture Stores expanded to operate over 70 stores with major market share in St. Louis, Chicago, and Kansas City, and…

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Founded
1968; 58 years ago (1968) St. Louis, Missouri
Industry
Retail (Department & Discount)
Headquarters
O'Fallon, Missouri
Defunct
July 15, 1998; 28 years ago (1998-07-15)
Fate
Bankruptcy, Liquidation
Key people
Robert Wildrick, Julian Seeherman

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Venture Stores

Nodes29
Edges28
Triples27
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.068966
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related to history · 16
Venture Stores → Department, Geisse, In, January, John, Justice, May, May Department Stores, Missouri, Overland, Target, Target Stores, The, Under, Venture, When May's Dave Babcock
Defunct · 1
Venture Stores → July 15, 1998; 28 years ago (1998-07-15)
Fate · 1
Venture Stores → Bankruptcy, Liquidation
Founded · 1
Venture Stores → 1968; 58 years ago (1968) St. Louis, Missouri
Headquarters · 1
Venture Stores → O'Fallon, Missouri
Industry · 1
Venture Stores → Retail (Department & Discount)
Key people · 1
Venture Stores → Robert Wildrick, Julian Seeherman
Number of employees · 1
Venture Stores → 10,000
Products · 1
Venture Stores → Clothing, footwear, bedding, furniture, jewelry, beauty products, electronics, and housewares.
Traded as · 1
Venture Stores → NYSE: VEN

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venture stores chain missouri 1998 discount bankruptcy target st retail department geisse may market expanded louis founded 1968 time january

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Venture StoresDefunctJuly 15, 1998; 28 years ago (1998-07-15)1.00infobox
Venture StoresFateBankruptcy, Liquidation1.00infobox
Venture StoresFounded1968; 58 years ago (1968) St. Louis, Missouri1.00infobox
Venture StoresHeadquartersO'Fallon, Missouri1.00infobox
Venture StoresIndustryRetail (Department & Discount)1.00infobox
Venture StoresKey peopleRobert Wildrick, Julian Seeherman1.00infobox
Venture StoresNumber of employees10,0001.00infobox
Venture StoresProductsClothing, footwear, bedding, furniture, jewelry, beauty products, electronics, and housewares.1.00infobox
Venture StoresTraded asNYSE: VEN1.00infobox
Venture StoresTypeDefunct1.00infobox
Venture StoresWebsitewww.venturestores.com (archived at Deadmalls.com)1.00infobox
Venture Storesrelated to historyThe0.60section

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