Builders Square
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Formerly |
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Company type | Originally, San Antonio, Texas Second version in Edison, New Jersey |
Products | Home Improvement, Home and Garden |
Website | web |
Builders Square was a
History
Beginnings
The company was founded in February 1970 as Home Centers of America by Frank Denny, an executive who had recently been president of the home center subsidiary of
During the 1980s, Builders Square was a player in the fast-growing do-it-yourself consumer market, which included competitors National Lumber, Home Depot, HomeClub, Builders Emporium, Ole's, Angels, and others.[9]
By 1997, the chain operated 162 stores in Alabama, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Nevada, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Puerto Rico. However, despite a $700 million investment by its parent company, high-profile sponsorships that included the Alamo Bowl, and celebrity spokespeople such as Al Michaels, Darrell Waltrip and Tim Allen, the chain was not able to maintain profitability.[10]
Hechinger and bankruptcy
In 1997, Kmart and
Return
Builders Square re-emerged in 2006 as an online shopping comparison site focused exclusively on the home and garden market after the parent company,
References
- ISBN 978-0-8103-8830-7.
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- ^ "Builders Square in Moore Plaza to close". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Corpus Christi, Texas. June 12, 1999. Archived from the original on November 2, 2006. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
- ^ "National grand prize winner named". The Gettysburg Times. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 4 December 1990. p. 10B. Retrieved 26 March 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hechinger to close by year's end". Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. September 10, 1999. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
- ^ "[1] Archived July 22, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Builders Square Terms of Use" Retrieved on July 21, 2010. "Builder’s Square.com, Inc. Attn: General Counsel 47 Brunswick Avenue Edison, NJ 08817"
- ^ "Frank Denny". Archived from the original on May 27, 2014. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
- ^ SEC News Digest (PDF), U.S Securities and Exchange Commission, April 4, 1983, p. 4, retrieved March 26, 2012
- ^ Stanton, Russ (3 October 1985). "National Lumber completes expansion". Business. The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. p. G-1. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "Builders Square". frontend. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
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- ^ Spencer, Mark (18 August 1999). "Home Depot may set up shop in Vernon Hills". Lake County. The Daily Herald. Arlington Heights, Illinois. p. 4 (section 1). Retrieved 26 March 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hechinger Files Revamping Plan That Calls for Closing 89 Stores". New York Times. New York. June 12, 1999. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
- ^ "The Year in Bankruptcy: 2009 | Insights". www.jonesday.com. Retrieved 2022-02-23.