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King's

Logo: King's Discount Stores, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Defunct chain of discount stores in the USA1

King's Department Stores was a chain of discount stores in the Eastern United States. The chain started in 1956, in Brockton, Massachusetts. They expanded to 187 stores (three stores operated in the Buffalo, New York area).2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1956Founded1
  • Industryretail1

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King's Department Stores was a chain of discount stores in the Eastern United States. The chain started in 1956, in Brockton, Massachusetts. They expanded to 187 stores (three stores operated in the Buffalo, New York area). In 1978, they purchased the bankrupt Mammoth Mart chain. In that same year, the company had a proposed merger W.R. Grace, which would have added $325 million in sales revenue to Grace after the merger. However, in June of 1978, the merger was called off.2

Products and brands

Barker's Discount Department Stores (1980)

Mammoth Mart (1977)

Miracle Mart (1968) United States based chain, not to be confused with the Canadian chain by the same name

Sandy's Discount Stores (1966)

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Welles (1973)

From Wikipedia’s article on King's (defunct discount store), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Timeline

  1. 1984Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1956Founded Founded1

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