Pergament Home Centers
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Pergament Home Centers is a former home improvement
store chain in the New York
tri-state area, with a heavy concentration of stores in New York and a few stores in New Jersey
and Connecticut
. They were home improvement stores similar to Rickel
, which had a fairly diverse range of products. These stores did reasonably well until Modell's
closed many of its Shoppers World outlets in 1989 and Home Depot took over those stores.
In the 1990s, Pergament closed its New Jersey stores and focused its business on its stores in the five boroughs of New York City
. These stores would eventually close with the liquidation of Pergament's inventory in 2001. However, as Pergament owned the land, and in 9 specific cases, the malls on which its stores were located, the company refocused on its real estate holdings, which remains its business today. One of the largest stores Westbury, New York
is now Micro Center
.
Pergament carried a full line of paints, and the house brand(s) were usually on a 2 for the price of one sale. They were made by the Hoboken Paint Company, which was partly owned by Pergament. Lumber, tools, wallpaper, electrical supply, flooring and window treatments were also on the menu in the stores.
Co-founder Murray Pergament would visit the stores from time to time in the 1980s. He would inspect the men's bathroom as part of his tour. In his estimation, it was said at the time: "if the bathroom was clean then the store was being well run."
Home improvement
Home improvement, home renovation or remodeling is the process of renovating or making additions to one's home.-Types of home improvement:...
store chain in the New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
tri-state area, with a heavy concentration of stores in New York and a few stores in New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
and Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
. They were home improvement stores similar to Rickel
Rickel
Rickel was a home improvement store chain based in northern New Jersey. The Rickels' first store opened in 1953 and for three decades Rickel was the leading hardware, plumbing, heating and electrical retailer in its region...
, which had a fairly diverse range of products. These stores did reasonably well until Modell's
Modell's
Modell's is a sporting goods retailer with locations in the Northeastern United States. Modell's carries both sporting goods and related apparel. Modell's currently has more than 140 retail locations in ten states and the District of Columbia as of 2008...
closed many of its Shoppers World outlets in 1989 and Home Depot took over those stores.
In the 1990s, Pergament closed its New Jersey stores and focused its business on its stores in the five boroughs of New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. These stores would eventually close with the liquidation of Pergament's inventory in 2001. However, as Pergament owned the land, and in 9 specific cases, the malls on which its stores were located, the company refocused on its real estate holdings, which remains its business today. One of the largest stores Westbury, New York
Westbury, New York
Westbury incorporated in 1932 as a village in Nassau County, New York in the United States. The population was 15,146 at the 2010 census.The Village of Westbury is in the Town of North Hempstead....
is now Micro Center
Micro Center
Micro Center is an American computer department store founded in Columbus, Ohio in 1979 by two former Radio Shack employees. The first Micro Center store was a . storefront located in the Lane Avenue Shopping Center in Upper Arlington, Ohio...
.
Pergament carried a full line of paints, and the house brand(s) were usually on a 2 for the price of one sale. They were made by the Hoboken Paint Company, which was partly owned by Pergament. Lumber, tools, wallpaper, electrical supply, flooring and window treatments were also on the menu in the stores.
Co-founder Murray Pergament would visit the stores from time to time in the 1980s. He would inspect the men's bathroom as part of his tour. In his estimation, it was said at the time: "if the bathroom was clean then the store was being well run."
External links
- Pergament Properties official website, owner of most of the locations that formerly housed its stores