Private company
Venture Stores
Logo: Venture Stores, Inc., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
Defunct chain of retail stores
Venture Stores, Inc., was a chain of retail stores aimed at the discount department-store market. John Geisse, formerly of Target Stores, and May Department Stores' executive vice president, Dave Babcock, founded the chain in 1968.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Industryretail1
- HeadquartersO'Fallon1
- Websitedeadmalls.com/archive/www.venturestores.com
See how the biggest companies compare on our leaderboards
Venture Stores, Inc., was a chain of retail stores aimed at the discount department-store market. John Geisse, formerly of Target Stores, and May Department Stores' executive vice president, Dave Babcock, founded the chain in 1968.2
Timeline
Links
- Websitedeadmalls.com/archive/www.venturestores.com1
- WikipediaVenture Stores
- WikidataQ7920421
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataVenture Stores on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaVenture Stores on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsVenture Stores logo by Venture Stores, Inc., Public domain