Private company

Peoples

Logo: The Peoples Store Co., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Defunct chain of department stores located in the Puget Sound area of Washington1

Peoples, originally known as The Peoples Store Co., is a defunct chain of department stores once located in the southern and western Puget Sound area of Washington. Founded in 1888 in downtown Tacoma, by 1894 they opened their first branch store in Olympia.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1888Founded1
  • Industryretail1
  • HeadquartersTacoma1

Peoples, originally known as The Peoples Store Co., is a defunct chain of department stores once located in the southern and western Puget Sound area of Washington. Founded in 1888 in downtown Tacoma, by 1894 they opened their first branch store in Olympia.2

Timeline

  1. 1984Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1888Founded Founded1

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