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The Crescent

Logo: Crescent Stores, Inc, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Defunct American department store chain

The Crescent was a small chain of department stores founded and based in Spokane, Washington. Once a subsidiary of Marshall Field & Company, the chain was sold to BATUS Retail Group in 1982.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1889Founded1
  • Industryretail1
  • HeadquartersSpokane1

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Former Crescents Department Store, downtown Spokane
Photo: Publichall at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

The Crescent was a small chain of department stores founded and based in Spokane, Washington. Once a subsidiary of Marshall Field & Company, the chain was sold to BATUS Retail Group in 1982.2

Timeline

  1. 1988Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1889Founded Founded1

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