Morgan & Lindsey

Morgan & Lindsey was an American variety store chain. At its peak, it had 85 outlets in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi. The company was headquartered in Jasper, Texas, and became a subsidiary of G. C. Murphy in 1959. The chain continued to operate Morgan & Lindsey stores until 1980, when most were re-branded to G. C. Murphy.

Morgan & Lindsey

Industry	Retail
Founded	1921 in Oakdale, Louisiana
Defunct	1980
Successor	G. C. Murphy
Headquarters	Jasper, Texas , United States
Number of locations	85
Area served	Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi

History

The first Morgan & Lindsey store opened in Oakdale, Louisiana in 1921. By 1923, the store had stores in DeRidder and Natchitoches, Louisiana, along with Lufkin and Jasper, Texas.^[1]

G. C. Murphy assumed ownership of the Morgan and Lindsey chain in 1959 and continued to operate the chain as a subsidiary.^[2] G. C. Murphy continued to operate the stores under the Morgan and Lindsey name until 1980, when most were converted to the G. C. Murphy brand.^[3]