Private company
Castner Knott
US department store chain
Castner Knott was a Nashville, Tennessee-based regional department store chain which operated stores in Alabama, Kentucky, and Tennessee. The chain was in business for a century from 1898 to 1998, in its later years as a division of Mercantile Stores Company. Castner Knott's historic flagship location on Nashville's Church Street closed in 1996, while the remaining stores were among those sold to Little Rock, Arkansas-based Dillard's, when it acquired Mercantile in 1998.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
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Castner Knott was a Nashville, Tennessee-based regional department store chain which operated stores in Alabama, Kentucky, and Tennessee. The chain was in business for a century from 1898 to 1998, in its later years as a division of Mercantile Stores Company.2
Timeline
- 1898Founded Founded1
Links
- WikipediaCastner Knott
- WikidataQ5050670
Sources
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- 1WikidataCastner Knott on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaCastner Knott on Wikipedia