Private company
Value City Department Store
Logo: Value City Stores, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
Former american department store chain
Value City Department Stores was an American department store chain with 113 locations. It was founded in 1917 by Ephraim Schottenstein, a travelling salesman in central Ohio.2 It ceased to exist in 2008.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
1917Founded1
- Industryretail1
- HeadquartersColumbus1
- Websitewww.valuecity.com
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Value City Department Stores was an American department store chain with 113 locations. It was founded in 1917 by Ephraim Schottenstein, a travelling salesman in central Ohio.2
Products and brands
- clothing
Listed on Wikidata.1
Timeline
Links
- Websitewww.valuecity.com1
- WikipediaValue City
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ7912729
Sources
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- 3Wikimedia CommonsValue City Department Store logo by Value City Stores, Public domain
- 4Wikimedia CommonsValue City Department Store photo by Phillip P, CC BY-SA 3.0