Danners, Inc
Encyclopedia
Danners, Inc was an Indianapolis, Indiana
, based company that operated various retail and restaurant outlets. Its largest division, and oldest, was the Danners 5 & 10
chain of five and dime
stores, which it closed in 1985.
Danners also operated 12 Cambridge Inn Cafeterias and one Danner Bros. Restaurant and danners!,the company's frame, stationery and crafts store. The variety stores, restaurants and frame & craft stores were all closed down in 1985, in an effort to save the 3-D discount chain.
In 1987, Indian L.P. offered to purchase all outstanding shares of Danners, Inc. that it didn't already own. It was then merged into the Maxway Corp., which filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 1988. When Maxway emerged from bankruptcy in 1989, the Danners, Inc division was listed as defunct. Maxway operated the Macks Stores chain of stores.
Indianapolis, Indiana
Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...
, based company that operated various retail and restaurant outlets. Its largest division, and oldest, was the Danners 5 & 10
Danners 5 & 10
Danners 5 & 10 was a chain of five and dime stores based in Indianapolis, Indiana. It was the largest division in the Danners, Inc company, which included the 3D Discount stores chain. Danners shut down the money-losing five and dime stores in 1985....
chain of five and dime
Five and Dime
Five and Dime is a cartoon short by Walter Lantz which features Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. It is the 74th Oswald short produced by Lantz and the 125th overall. It also is among the number of shorts that feature Oswald in his fully clothed appearance....
stores, which it closed in 1985.
Danners also operated 12 Cambridge Inn Cafeterias and one Danner Bros. Restaurant and danners!,the company's frame, stationery and crafts store. The variety stores, restaurants and frame & craft stores were all closed down in 1985, in an effort to save the 3-D discount chain.
In 1987, Indian L.P. offered to purchase all outstanding shares of Danners, Inc. that it didn't already own. It was then merged into the Maxway Corp., which filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 1988. When Maxway emerged from bankruptcy in 1989, the Danners, Inc division was listed as defunct. Maxway operated the Macks Stores chain of stores.
Divisions
- Danners 5 & 10Danners 5 & 10Danners 5 & 10 was a chain of five and dime stores based in Indianapolis, Indiana. It was the largest division in the Danners, Inc company, which included the 3D Discount stores chain. Danners shut down the money-losing five and dime stores in 1985....
- 3D Discount3D Discount3D Discount stores was an Indianapolis, Indiana, based chain of discount stores that operated in the 1970s and 1980s. As a division of Danners, Inc, it was the last remaining entity in the former Danners 5 & 10 retail family....
- similar to K-mart - Cambridge Inn Cafeterias - 12 locations
- Danner Bros. Restaurant