Instead of one downtown location, Schuster’s had several neighborhood stores that were conveniently located on the streetcar system routes. A lasting legacy of Schuster’s is Billie the Brownie, which started as a Christmas character. Rival Gimbels bought Schuster’s in 1962, and the store was operated as Gimbel-Schuster’s until 1969.
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They were known as the Bloomingdale’s of Discounting. The interiors of the stores were designed to look like high end department stores. Financial issues in the 1990’s led to all 145 stores being closed by May of 1999.
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Hudson’s Department Store was synonymous for fashion in Detroit. The flagship store was in downtown Detroit at Woodward and Gratiot Avenues. This “Big Store” was the second largest department store after Macy’s in the United States in square footage. This massive building was also the tallest department store in the world.
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