Private company

Higbee's

Logo: E.C. Higbee Co, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Defunct Cleveland, OH department store

Higbee's was a department store founded in 1860 in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1987, Higbee's was sold to the joint partnership of Dillard's department stores and Youngstown-based developer, Edward J. DeBartolo.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1860Founded1
  • Industryretail1
  • HeadquartersCleveland1
Higbees
Photo: Tallonator at English Wikipedia, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Higbee's was a department store founded in 1860 in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1987, Higbee's was sold to the joint partnership of Dillard's department stores and Youngstown-based developer, Edward J. DeBartolo.2

Timeline

  1. 1992Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1860Founded Founded1

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