is an
American Department Store that was founded by Solomon Boscov in
1911 . The first store was located in
Reading, PA , and today 50 additional stores are spread throughout the Mid-Atlantic states of
Pennsylvania ,
New Jersey ,
Maryland ,
New York ,
Delaware , and
Virginia .
Boscov's is currently the largest
Family owned department store in the United States, with yearly revenue of over $1 billion. This store competes with the prices and products of
The Bon-Ton . In some retail markets, Boscov's now competes with J.C. Penney, Macy's and Sears. The stores feature merchandise not normally seen in department stores anymore, such as toys, greeting cards, and candy.
The current company chairman is Kenneth S. Lakin, upon the retirement of
Albert R. Boscov .
Boscov's, along with
Belk , is one of the last family owned department store chains in the United States. Many of the store still offers many of the traditional service departments that others have given up years ago such as an actual customer service desk, candy department, toy department, sporting goods, optical, travel bureau and eight stores include in-store restaurants called The Greenery.
Boscov's still operates two downtown department stores in Binghamton, NY and Wilkes-Barre, PA.
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- (Former John Wanamaker, Hecht's and Strawbridge's)
- Altoona, Pennsylvania : Logan Town Centre
- (Former Lit Brothers, Pomeroy's and The Bon-Ton )
- - 200,000 sq. ft.
- (Former E.J. Korvette's )
- - 192,110 sq. ft. (Former Clover )
- - 190,000 sq. ft.
- (Former Woolco )
- (Former J.C. Penney)
- )
- - Contains a Greenery Restaurant Boscov's Store Directory , Boscovs.com, 29 Mar 2006. (Former Gimbel's and Pomeroy's)
- (Former John Wanamaker , Hecht's and Strawbridge's )
- (Former Gimbels and Stern's )
- - 194,498 sq. ft. (Former Horne's and Lazarus )
- (Former John Wanamaker, Hecht's and Strawbridge's)
- (Former Kaufmann's )
- (Former Kaufmann's )
- - 185,000 sq. ft. (Former Lit Brothers and Hess's )
- - Contains a Greenery Restaurant Boscov's Store Directory , Boscovs.com, 29 Mar 2006.
- - Contains a Greenery Restaurant Boscov's Store Directory , Boscovs.com, 29 Mar 2006.
- - Contains a Greenery Restaurant Boscov's Store Directory , Boscovs.com, 29 Mar 2006.
- - 210,416 sq. ft.
- - 194,371 sq. ft.
- )
- - 228,740 sq. ft. (Former Abraham & Straus and Strawbridge's)
- Wyomissing : Berkshire Mall (Former John Wanamaker, Hecht's and Strawbridge's)
- Willingboro : Willingboro Plaza (opened as Ports of the World, later Pomeroy's, closed 1990, demolished)
