Bealls
Encyclopedia
Bealls is a United States
retail corporation of over 500 stores founded in 1915 in Bradenton, Florida
. Bealls consists of two chains, Bealls Department Stores and Bealls Outlet Stores, with Bealls Inc. serving as the parent corporation. The group is not affiliated with Bealls Texas
, although the two overlap in some markets. Where there is overlap, Bealls Florida operates as Burkes Outlet. The CEO of Bealls Inc. is Steve Knopik. Bealls (FL)Department Stores, Inc. and Bealls Outlet Stores, Inc. are headed by Presidents Lorna Nagler and Conrad Szymanski, respectively. All are headquartered in Bradenton.
inflation, Robert renamed his store The Five Dollar Limit. Business prospered during the Florida boom and he moved his store to new property a few blocks away in 1926. During the depression, Beall lost his business to the bank. He continued to manage it during the tough years of the 1930s, and in 1940 was finally able to repurchase it.
In 1946, Robert was joined by his son Egbert and together they renamed the business Bealls Department Store. In 1956, the second Bealls Department store was opened in Bradenton's Westgate Shopping Center and the third Bealls Department store followed in 1961 at the Venice Shopping Center in Venice, Florida
. Robert Beall ran the original downtown store until his death in 1979. Bealls continued to operate the downtown store until it was demolished in 1987. The proceeds from the sale of the property were used to establish a charitable foundation.
, and soon expanded to Georgia
. Today Bealls Outlet has grown to over 430 stores in 14 (soon to be 16) states across the Sunbelt under the names of Bealls Outlet and Burkes Outlet. The Burkes Outlet name is used in Alabama
, Arkansas
, California
, Louisiana
, Mississippi
, Nevada
, New Mexico
, North Carolina
, South Carolina
, Tennessee
, and Texas
. Bealls and Burke's Outlet stores follow a deep discount every day low price policy.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
retail corporation of over 500 stores founded in 1915 in Bradenton, Florida
Bradenton, Florida
Bradenton is a city in Manatee County, Florida, United States. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city's 2007 population to be 53,471. Bradenton is the largest Principal City of the Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had a 2007 estimated population of 682,833...
. Bealls consists of two chains, Bealls Department Stores and Bealls Outlet Stores, with Bealls Inc. serving as the parent corporation. The group is not affiliated with Bealls Texas
Bealls (Texas)
Bealls is a United States chain of department stores headquartered in Texas. It is owned by Stage Stores Inc. The chain overlaps with the Florida-based Bealls chain, although the two are not related...
, although the two overlap in some markets. Where there is overlap, Bealls Florida operates as Burkes Outlet. The CEO of Bealls Inc. is Steve Knopik. Bealls (FL)Department Stores, Inc. and Bealls Outlet Stores, Inc. are headed by Presidents Lorna Nagler and Conrad Szymanski, respectively. All are headquartered in Bradenton.
History
In 1915, 22-year-old Robert M. Beall Sr. opened a dry goods store in Bradenton, Florida. Because the store sold products for nothing more than one dollar he named his store The Dollar Limit. Following World War IWorld War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
inflation, Robert renamed his store The Five Dollar Limit. Business prospered during the Florida boom and he moved his store to new property a few blocks away in 1926. During the depression, Beall lost his business to the bank. He continued to manage it during the tough years of the 1930s, and in 1940 was finally able to repurchase it.
In 1946, Robert was joined by his son Egbert and together they renamed the business Bealls Department Store. In 1956, the second Bealls Department store was opened in Bradenton's Westgate Shopping Center and the third Bealls Department store followed in 1961 at the Venice Shopping Center in Venice, Florida
Venice, Florida
Venice is a city in Sarasota County, Florida, United States. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2007 estimates, the city had a population of 21,015. It is noted for its large snowbird population. Its newspaper is the Venice Gondolier Sun...
. Robert Beall ran the original downtown store until his death in 1979. Bealls continued to operate the downtown store until it was demolished in 1987. The proceeds from the sale of the property were used to establish a charitable foundation.
Bealls Outlet
In 1987, Bealls launched Bealls Outlet in response to the growth of off-price retail, and it caught on rapidly. In 1992, Bealls opened its first out-of-Florida Bealls Outlet in ArizonaArizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
, and soon expanded to Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
. Today Bealls Outlet has grown to over 430 stores in 14 (soon to be 16) states across the Sunbelt under the names of Bealls Outlet and Burkes Outlet. The Burkes Outlet name is used in Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
, Arkansas
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
, Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
, Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
, New Mexico
New Mexico
New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
, North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
, South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
, Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
, and Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
. Bealls and Burke's Outlet stores follow a deep discount every day low price policy.