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Miller's Department Store was a chain of department stores based in East Tennessee. ==History== Miller's traced its history to the New York Racket Store, established in 1889 at 510 Market Street in Chattanooga by brothers Gus and Frank Miller. After a fire destroyed the Richardson Building in 1897, the brothers built a new store at Seventh and Market Streets that was known as Miller Brothers Department Store.〔http://www.chattanoogan.com/2011/12/27/216152/Remembering-the-Miller-Brothers-Subway.aspx〕 Miller Brothers Department Store of Chattanooga remained a privately held company until 1973. A son of Gus Miller later become one of the founders of Miller, Inc. in Knoxville.〔http://www.thedailytimes.com/Local_News/story/Handly-retiring-as-Belk-store-manager-id-028507〕 Miller's Department Store was formed August 1, 1973, from the consolidation by retail conglomerate Garfinckel, Brooks Brothers, Miller & Rhoads, Inc. of the two related Tennessee-based department stores: Miller Brothers of Chattanooga and Miller, Inc., of Knoxville.〔"Garfinckel Combines Tennessee Divisions," ''The Washington Post, Times Herald'', Aug 2, 1973, p. D12.〕 At formation the combined chain had 11 stores and two specialty shops in East Tennessee, Georgia, Virginia, and North Carolina. In 1981, with the acquisition of its parent conglomerate, Miller's became a part of Allied Stores.〔"Garfinckel Sale To N.Y. Firm Set At $228 Million," by Jerry Knight, ''The Washington Post'', Sep 2, 1981, p. A1.〕 In 1986, the chain was acquired in a hostile takeover by Hess's; then converted to Dillard's in 1992. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Miller's Department Store」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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