is an
American Department Store that was founded by Solomon Boscov in
1911 . The first store was located in
Reading, PA , and today 40 stores are spread throughout
Pennsylvania and four other northeastern states.
Boscov's is currently the largest family owned department store in the United States, with yearly revenue of just under $1 billion. The stores feature merchandise not normally seen in department stores anymore, such as toys.
The current company chairman is Kenneth S. Lakin, upon the retirement of
Albert R. Boscov .
- Frederick : Frederick Towne Mall (Former JC Penney)
- Salisbury : The Centre at Salisbury
- Westminster : TownMall in Westminster (Former Montgomery Ward)
- Bensalem : Neshaminy Mall (Former Lit Brothers, Pomeroy's and The Bon-Ton)
- Butler : Clearview Mall
- Camp Hill : Camp Hill Mall (Former E.J. Korvette's)
- Easton : Palmer Park Mall (Former Clover)
- Exton : Exton Square Mall
- Harrsiburg : Colonial Park Mall (Former Woolco)
- Harrsiburg : The Harrisburg Mall (opened in 2003, former J.C. Penney)
- Hazleton : Laurel Mall (Former Boston Store)
- Johnstown : Galleria Mall
- Lancaster : Park City Center (Former Gimbels and Pomeroy's)
- Lebanon : Lebanon Valley Mall
- Levittown : Levittown Shopping Center (Former Pomeroy's, Opened as Ports Of The World, now closed and demolished)
- (Former Gimbels and Stern's)
- (Former Horne's and Lazarus)
- Philadelphia : Franklin Mills Mall (Opened as Ports, now closed)
- Philadelphia : Godfrey Avenue (Former Bond's Bread factory, Opened as Ports Of The World, now closed)
- Plymouth Meeting : Plymouth Meeting Mall (Former Lit Brothers and Hess's)
- Pottstown : Coventry Mall
- Pottsville : Fairlane Village Mall
- Reading : Fairgrounds Square Mall
- Reading : Reading Mall
- Scranton : Steamtown Mall
- Sunbury : Susquehanna Valley Mall
- Wilkes-Barre : Downtown (Former Boston Store)
- Wyomissing : Berkshire Mall (Former John Wanamaker and Strawbridge's)
- York : York Galleria Mall
Boscov's is adding stores in locations that were formerly owned by
Federated Department Stores and are being divested as part of the merger with the
May Company .
These locations include three Macy's sites outside of
Baltimore, Maryland :
Also five Strawbridge's sites outside of
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania :
And also two Kaufmann's sites near
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania :
Source:
Goodbye Hecht's, hello Boscov's: Pa. store chain to take over space in 3 area malls By Andrea K. Walker, published February 7, 2006, Baltimore Sun
