Ivey's

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Ivey's (J.B. Ivey & Company), a former department store chain, was acquired by Dillard's, Inc. in 1990.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Ivey's was based in Charlotte, North Carolina, and was founded in 1900 by Joseph Benjamin (J. B.) Ivey.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

History

J. B. Ivey opened the first Ivey's store on February 19, 1900, on North Tryon Street in Charlotte, North Carolina.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> The initial location, "one and half blocks from the town square," resulted in poor sales.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Later in 1900, Ivey moved the store location to the first block of West Trade Street.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> The business grew and relocated to 13 North Tryon Street in fall 1914.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

George M. Ivey, J. B. Ivey's only son, joined the company in 1920 and moved to convert the firm from a partnership to a corporation, which was completed in 1922.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> The company built a new store in Charlotte in 1924, which remained the only Ivey's store until 1935.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Ivey's opened a store in Greenville, South Carolina, in 1935, and in Asheville, North Carolina, in 1937.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Ivey's became a publicly-traded corporation in the 1940s.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Ivey's was purchased by Marshall Field's in 1980. Marshall Field's itself would be purchased by BATUS Retail Group in 1982. Field's and its The Crescent, Frederick & Nelson, and Ivey's divisions joined other BATUS divisions, Gimbel's, Kohl's, and Saks Fifth Avenue. BATUS sold Ivey's to Dillard's in 1990, prior to the sale of Marshall Field's to Dayton Hudson Corporation. Ivey's typically offered more upscale merchandise than another Charlotte-based chain, Belk, which was a competitor to Ivey's in many Southern cities. The two chains were frequent neighbors at many malls and in many downtowns.

Locations

In 1975, Ivey's had 20 stores in the following locations:<ref name="newcomen">Template:Cite book</ref>

Florida

• Clearwater
• Pinellas Park
• Daytona Beach
• Jacksonville
• Merritt Island
• Orange Park
• Orlando
• Winter Park

North Carolina

• Asheville
• Chapel Hill
• Charlotte
• Gastonia
• Greensboro
• Raleigh

South Carolina

• Greenville

External links

• The Ivey's Archive
• Ivey's history
• Ivey's information and photos

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