The podcast about the history of defunct retailers. What made them successful? What killed them? Alex Nuelle takes a deep dive into their stories. Watch it on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/postmortar
Growing up with the modern music industry, Sam Goody gave countless customers the pleasure of a good deal and a positive shopping experience. Over the years, the chain deviated from these initial values. What happened? That's what we take a look at today -- how a king among record stores, a gold standard of music retail, became a hollow, overpriced shell of its former self.
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5 Dec 2022
Crestwood Plaza: The Ultra Mall That Had It All
One of the most notable shopping centers, Crestwood Plaza was the first regional mall in St. Louis, Missouri. For travelers on Route 66, it was a country-wide attraction from its opening in the late 1950s, thru to the 1980s, when the dream began to fall apart. They took every step to keep their relevance, expanding the plaza multiple times, eventually even enclosing the strip into a mega mall, but to no avail. How did this landmark in retail history become no more than a dirt mound? Learn the history of Crestwood Plaza: The Ultra Mall That Had It All.
Special Thanks to Mark Zorensky
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On the Ground Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Did you know McDonald's opened a store? In 1986, the biggest burger chain joined forces with the most prominent retailer, Sears, to launch an exclusive brand of children's clothing, McKids. It ended up starting a sizable chain of specialty stores. Here's the brief history of McKids.
Watch the video on Post-Mortar YouTube. (https://youtu.be/t7isWu44Tos)
20 May 2022
The History of Jamesway
Founded by Herbert Fisher in 1961, Jamesway was one of the largest northeastern discounters in the United States. In the end, the beloved chain fell to Walmart and Ames -- but the story is a little deeper than that... Join us as we look into what killed Jamesway.
24 Apr 2022
Child World / Children's Palace
Child World, Inc. was the second-largest toy retailer in the United States for years, right behind Toys R Us. After nearly three decades of prosperity, poor management, outdated stores, and massive debt would kill the company. The retail slump of the late '80s and the 1990 Recession would also have a major effect on the toy market. Today, we take a look at what happened to Child World, Inc.
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"Branches" - DanoSongs (used with permission)
Backbay Lounge Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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23 Apr 2022
Venture Stores: The Forgotten Midwestern Giant
Venture was a discount department store chain founded by Target co-creator John Geisse and May Co exec Dave Babcock. Borrowing heavily from his former chain, Geisse would start what would become one of the last regional discounters. Their bold black-and-white storefronts and iconic ad campaigns were once commonplace in the American Midwest. So, what happened? Learn about Venture's rapid rise and anti-climactic, yet equally rapid decline in this episode of Post-Mortar.
Watch the History of Caldor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Le-epjD8wo&t=457s
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"Branches" - DanoSongs (used with permission)
Hedge Your Bets Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Members Only Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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A Night Alone Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Cover Charge Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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