ALCO Stores
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ALCO Stores, Inc. (formerly Duckwall-ALCO Stores) was a retail chain operating 198 stores in 23 states, primarily in the United States Midwest. The company was founded in 1901 in Kansas by Alva Lease Duckwall.[1]
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Company type | Discount store |
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Industry | Retail |
Founded | 1901 |
Defunct | March 23, 2015 |
Fate | Closure due to Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Liquidation |
Headquarters | Coppell, Texas |
Products | Clothing, footwear, bedding, furniture, jewelry, beauty products, electronics, market, housewares |
Website | Final pre-bankruptcy announcement (Oct 2014) web Final post-bankruptcy (Mar 2015) web |
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It had its headquarters in Coppell, Texas. The company's 352,000-square-foot (32,700 m2) distribution center was located in Abilene, Kansas, where it was previously headquartered.
In October 2014, ALCO filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy; subsequently, the chain was sold to a liquidation firm and closed all of its stores by March 2015.