Gee Bee Department Stores
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Gee Bee Department Stores began in Johnstown, Pennsylvania
, United States
, in 1906 when the Glosser brothers opened a small one-room shop in the Franklin Building. The chain branched out in the 1960s with the opening of the suburban Gee Bee discount stores. Most of the stores, including the original, which retained the full Glosser name, remained open into the late 1980s- early 1990s. The chain operated 23 stores in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia at its peak in the 1980s. The Franklin Building was redeveloped in the mid-1990s. The Gee Bee locations were sold off over the years to other chain stores.
After the Glosser Brothers company was purchased by Value City Department Stores
in May 1992, Many Gee Bee Stores were converted to the Value City format.
A Gee Bee Junior clothing store existed in Upper Yoder, Pennsylvania, also a suburb outside Johnstown. That store closed in 1993.
Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Johnstown is a city in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States, west-southwest of Altoona, Pennsylvania and east of Pittsburgh. The population was 20,978 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Cambria County...
, United States
United States
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, in 1906 when the Glosser brothers opened a small one-room shop in the Franklin Building. The chain branched out in the 1960s with the opening of the suburban Gee Bee discount stores. Most of the stores, including the original, which retained the full Glosser name, remained open into the late 1980s- early 1990s. The chain operated 23 stores in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia at its peak in the 1980s. The Franklin Building was redeveloped in the mid-1990s. The Gee Bee locations were sold off over the years to other chain stores.
After the Glosser Brothers company was purchased by Value City Department Stores
Value City
Value City was an American discount department store chain with 113 locations. It was founded in 1917 by Ephraim Schottenstein, a travelling salesman in central Ohio. The store was an off-price retailer that sold clothing, jewelry, and home goods below the manufacturer suggested retail price...
in May 1992, Many Gee Bee Stores were converted to the Value City format.
A Gee Bee Junior clothing store existed in Upper Yoder, Pennsylvania, also a suburb outside Johnstown. That store closed in 1993.