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S. H. Kress & Co.

Defunct American chain of five and dime stores

S. H. Kress & Co. was the trading name of a chain of five-and-dime retail department stores in the United States established by Samuel Henry Kress.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1896Founded1

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S. H. Kress & Co. was the trading name of a chain of five-and-dime retail department stores in the United States established by Samuel Henry Kress.2

The story

Founded by Samuel Henry Kress in 1896.1

Leadership

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1981Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1896Founded Founded1

Sources

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