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Parisian (Bon-Ton)
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Parisian is a specialty department store
chain in Metro Detroit
, operating in three suburban locations in Livonia
, Rochester Hills
, and Clinton Township. Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. acquired the trio of store locations from Belk
in September 2007.
, Parisian had undergone a series of restructurings and mergers during its 130-year history, becoming a regional chain throughout much of the southeastern United States by the 1980s. Belk bought the department store chain from Saks Incorporated
in a $285 million deal on September 30, 2006 and immediately resold five of the store locations in Michigan, Indiana and Ohio to Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. Only the three in Michigan kept the Parisian name. Bon-Ton did not acquire the corporation side of Parisian and are not allowed to open any new stores or convert other stores to the Parisian nameplate, except for the rights to one under construction.
announced the $22 million sale of four Parisian stores and rights for the construction of a fifth store to The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. The store locations, with Bon-Ton corporate store numbers included, are:
The sale closed on October 31, 2006. At that time, Bon-Ton operated 282 stores in 23 states under the Bon-Ton, Bergner's
, Boston Store
, Carson Pirie Scott, Elder-Beerman, Herberger's
, Younkers
and Parisian nameplates.
The two Bon-Ton-owned Parisian stores in Michigan operating prior to October 2007 — Laurel Park Place
in Livonia, and The Village of Rochester Hills
in Rochester Hills — have continued the Parisian nameplate. The Clinton Township store, which opened October 18, 2007, also operates as a Parisian location.
Unlike retailers such as Belk
and Macy's, which have consolidated acquisitions into a unified brand, Bon-Ton has not announced plans to consolidate its brands into one or a handful of nameplates. The Rochester Hills store location serves as the corporate headquarters for the Parisian division, and all three are serviced by Bon-Ton's distribution center in Fairborn, Ohio
.
Department store
A department store is a retail establishment which satisfies a wide range of the consumer's personal and residential durable goods product needs; and at the same time offering the consumer a choice of multiple merchandise lines, at variable price points, in all product categories...
chain in Metro Detroit
Metro Detroit
The Detroit metropolitan area, often referred to as Metro Detroit, is the metropolitan area located in Southeast Michigan centered on the city of Detroit which shares an international border with Windsor, Ontario. The Detroit metropolitan area is the second largest U.S. metropolitan area...
, operating in three suburban locations in Livonia
Livonia, Michigan
Livonia is a city in the northwest part of Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Livonia is a very large suburb with an array of traditional neighborhoods connected to the metropolitan area by freeways. The population was 96,942 at the 2010 census, making it Michigan's 9th largest...
, Rochester Hills
Rochester Hills, Michigan
Rochester Hills is an affluent city in northeast Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 70,995. The city of Rochester is bounded on the north, south, and west by Rochester Hills...
, and Clinton Township. Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. acquired the trio of store locations from Belk
Belk
Belk is a department store chain founded in 1888 in Monroe, North Carolina, today part of the Charlotte metropolitan area. After the founding of the first Belk store, the company grew in size and influence throughout the South via the chain in the USA, with its stores primarily located in the...
in September 2007.
History
Founded in Birmingham, AlabamaBirmingham, Alabama
Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama. The city is the county seat of Jefferson County. According to the 2010 United States Census, Birmingham had a population of 212,237. The Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area, in estimate by the U.S...
, Parisian had undergone a series of restructurings and mergers during its 130-year history, becoming a regional chain throughout much of the southeastern United States by the 1980s. Belk bought the department store chain from Saks Incorporated
Saks Incorporated
Saks Incorporated , founded in Birmingham, Alabama in 1998, is headquartered in New York City, New York, and is a Fortune 1000 operator of high-end department stores in the United States under the nameplate Saks Fifth Avenue. Saks evolved from Proffitt's Inc. after Proffitt's changed its name in...
in a $285 million deal on September 30, 2006 and immediately resold five of the store locations in Michigan, Indiana and Ohio to Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. Only the three in Michigan kept the Parisian name. Bon-Ton did not acquire the corporation side of Parisian and are not allowed to open any new stores or convert other stores to the Parisian nameplate, except for the rights to one under construction.
Sale of Parisian store locations to Bon-Ton in 2006
On October 25, 2006 BelkBelk
Belk is a department store chain founded in 1888 in Monroe, North Carolina, today part of the Charlotte metropolitan area. After the founding of the first Belk store, the company grew in size and influence throughout the South via the chain in the USA, with its stores primarily located in the...
announced the $22 million sale of four Parisian stores and rights for the construction of a fifth store to The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. The store locations, with Bon-Ton corporate store numbers included, are:
- Livonia, Michigan - Laurel Park PlaceLaurel Park PlaceLaurel Park Place is an enclosed upscale shopping mall located in the city of Livonia, a suburb of Detroit, Michigan, United States. The mall, which is managed by CBL & Associates Properties, features over 70 restaurants and stores, with Parisian and Von Maur as anchor stores...
- 148800 sq ft (13,824 m²). (Bon-Ton store #571) - Rochester Hills, Michigan - Meadowbrook Village - 120500 sq ft (11,194.8 m²). (Bon-Ton store #572)
- Beavercreek, Ohio - The Mall at Fairfield CommonsThe Mall at Fairfield CommonsThe Mall at Fairfield Commons is a shopping center in Beavercreek, Ohio. The mall was opened in 1993 and has two floors featuring six anchor stores and a food court. Located adjacent to Interstate 675, it's near a golf course, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Wright State University and Nutter...
- 130200 sq ft (12,096 m²). - now an Elder-BeermanElder-BeermanElder-Beerman is a U.S. chain of department stores founded in 1883 and owned by The Bon-Ton. The chain is based primarily in the United States' Midwest region...
women's store. (consolidated with Bon-Ton store #115) - Indianapolis, Indiana - Circle CentreCircle CentreCircle Centre is a large indoor shopping mall located in downtown Indianapolis. Plans for a downtown Indianapolis mall had been in development by the Simon Property Group since 1979. Circle Centre was opened to the public on September 8, 1995, adjoining Simon corporate headquarters, and...
- 144000 sq ft (13,378 m²). - former site of the L. S. Ayres flagship store - now a Carson Pirie ScottCarson Pirie ScottCarson Pirie Scott & Co., known informally as Carson's, is an upscale chain of department stores that have been in business for over 150 years. Their product price points are targeted to the moderate-to-upscale shopper...
. (Bon-Ton store #564) - Clinton Township, Michigan - The Mall at Partridge CreekThe Mall at Partridge CreekThe Mall at Partridge Creek is an open-air shopping mall in Clinton Township, a suburb of Detroit, Michigan, United States. Under construction since 2005, the mall opened to the public on October 18, 2007. The Mall at Partridge Creek has amenities unique to malls in Michigan, including: Bocce...
- 120000 sq ft (11,148.4 m²). (opened October 18, 2007; first new location under new ownership, classified as Bon-Ton store #573)
The sale closed on October 31, 2006. At that time, Bon-Ton operated 282 stores in 23 states under the Bon-Ton, Bergner's
Bergner's
Bergner's is a major department store in central and northern Illinois, established in 1889 in Peoria, Illinois, and offering mid-line to higher end merchandise in their largest stores. The current flagship store is located in Peoria at The Shoppes at Grande Prairie.-Beginnings:Bergner's was...
, Boston Store
Boston Store
-History:The Boston Store is mentioned in Theodore Dreiser's "Sister Carrie" published in 1900 and Carl Sandburg's Mamie, part of his 1916 Chicago Poems collection....
, Carson Pirie Scott, Elder-Beerman, Herberger's
Herberger's
Herberger's is a regional department store chain founded in 1927 in Osakis, Minnesota, United States. Herberger's operates 41 stores in nine states; more than one third of them are in Minnesota, where the chain maintained its headquarters for much of its history...
, Younkers
Younkers
Younkers is an American department store chain founded as a family-run dry goods business in 1856 in Keokuk, Iowa. The retailer has since evolved over more than 150 years to include a presence in locations throughout Iowa and surrounding states in the Midwest region of the United States...
and Parisian nameplates.
The two Bon-Ton-owned Parisian stores in Michigan operating prior to October 2007 — Laurel Park Place
Laurel Park Place
Laurel Park Place is an enclosed upscale shopping mall located in the city of Livonia, a suburb of Detroit, Michigan, United States. The mall, which is managed by CBL & Associates Properties, features over 70 restaurants and stores, with Parisian and Von Maur as anchor stores...
in Livonia, and The Village of Rochester Hills
The Village of Rochester Hills
The Village of Rochester Hills is an upscale retail lifestyle center located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, a suburb on the northern outskirts of Metro Detroit. Built in 2002, the center replaced a former enclosed shopping mall called Meadowbrook Village Mall...
in Rochester Hills — have continued the Parisian nameplate. The Clinton Township store, which opened October 18, 2007, also operates as a Parisian location.
Unlike retailers such as Belk
Belk
Belk is a department store chain founded in 1888 in Monroe, North Carolina, today part of the Charlotte metropolitan area. After the founding of the first Belk store, the company grew in size and influence throughout the South via the chain in the USA, with its stores primarily located in the...
and Macy's, which have consolidated acquisitions into a unified brand, Bon-Ton has not announced plans to consolidate its brands into one or a handful of nameplates. The Rochester Hills store location serves as the corporate headquarters for the Parisian division, and all three are serviced by Bon-Ton's distribution center in Fairborn, Ohio
Fairborn, Ohio
Fairborn is a city in Greene County, Ohio, United States, near Dayton and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The population was 32,352 at the 2010 census...
.
Additional resources
- Merchandising "Saks Incorporated Annual Report (Parisian)". SEC Filing, 10 April 2006.
- "The Look" Parisian Fall 2006 Catalog. Parisian., September 2006.
- Merchandising "For new owner, Parisian is 'bon'". IndyStar.com, 26 October 2006.