Private company
Globe Discount City
US discount department store chain1
Globe Discount City and Globe Shopping City was a chain of discount department stores that operated beginning in 1960. Globe stores were located in the Southwest United States and were operated as a "big-box store" retail arm of Walgreens for much of the chain's operational lifecycle.2 It ceased to exist in 1999.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Industryretail1
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Globe Discount City and Globe Shopping City was a chain of discount department stores that operated beginning in 1960. Globe stores were located in the Southwest United States and were operated as a "big-box store" retail arm of Walgreens for much of the chain's operational lifecycle.2
Timeline
- Dec 31, 1999Dissolved Dissolved1
Links
- WikipediaGlobe Discount City
- WikidataQ108940253
Sources
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- 1WikidataGlobe Discount City on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaGlobe Discount City on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsGlobe Discount City photo by Zstrongz, CC BY-SA 4.0