Editing Gottschalks (section)

{{Short description|Former American department store chain}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Gottschalks, Inc.
| logo = Gottschalks Department Store Final Logo.png
| logo_size = 200px
| type = [[Public company|Public]]
| foundation = 1904
| fate = Bankruptcy and liquidation sale
| defunct = July 12, 2009
| location = [[Fresno, California]]
| industry = [[Retail]]
| products = Clothing, footwear, beauty products, jewelry, rugs, furniture, bedding, bath,  appliances, and housewares
| homepage = 
}}

'''Gottschalks''' (former [[New York Stock Exchange|NYSE]] ticker symbol '''GOT''') was a middle-tier [[United States|American]] [[department store]] that operated 58 department stores and three specialty apparel stores in six western states ([[California]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], [[Alaska]], [[Idaho]], [[Oregon]], and [[Nevada]]); some locations ran as Harris-Gottschalks stores. Prior to liquidation, it was the largest independently owned, [[public company|publicly traded]] department store chain in the [[United States]]. On January 14, 2009, Gottschalks filed for [[Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code|Chapter 11 bankruptcy]].<ref name="Dorfman">{{cite news |first=Brad |last=Dorfman |title=Retailers Gottschalks and Goody's file for bankruptcy |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idUSTRE50D5AC20090114 |work=[[Reuters]] |publisher=[[Thomson Reuters]] |date=14 January 2009 |access-date=14 January 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Gottschalks Chapter 11 Petition|url=https://www.pacermonitor.com/view/GY7BTPQ/Gottschalks_Inc.__debke-09-10157__0001.0.pdf|website=PacerMonitor|access-date=6 June 2016}}</ref>  This bankruptcy became a liquidation on March 31, 2009.<ref name="bizjournals.com">{{cite news |first=Kelly |last=Johnson |title=Gottschalks makes deal with liquidation bidder |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/stories/2009/03/09/daily58.html |work=The Sacramento Business Journal |date=March 13, 2009 |access-date=1 August 2010}}</ref> At least five prime locations became [[Macy's]] stores, while several more became [[Forever 21]] stores.