Gabe's

Gabriel Brothers, Inc.
	Exterior of a Gabe's store in Rose Hill, Virginia
Trade name	Gabe's
Formerly	Gabriel Brothers; (1961–2005);
Type	Private
Industry	Retail
Founded	1961 (61 years ago) in Morgantown, West Virginia
Founders	Jamarah Gabriel; Arthur Gabriel;
Headquarters	55 Scott Avenue; Morgantown, West Virginia; U.S.
Number of locations	116 stores (2021)
Area served	Delaware, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
Key people	Jason Mazzola (CEO)
Products	Clothing and accessories, footware, beauty and health Products, bedding, housewares, furniture, food, small electronics, pet supplies, toys
Revenue	US$1 billion(2021)
Owner	Warburg Pincus
Number of employees	6,300 (2021)
Website	gabesstores.com
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Gabriel Brothers, Inc., (doing business as Gabe's) is an American department store retail chain headquartered in Morgantown, West Virginia, United States. The company was incorporated in 1961 as Gabriel Brothers and renamed Gabe's in 2005.^[2] Gabe's is classified as an off-price stores, selling clothes and footwear at prices generally lower than other major similar store and a variety store as it sells food and other types of general merchandise.

As of 2021, Gabe's operates 116 stores in the United States, primarily in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern United States.

History[]

In the early 1920s, Z.G. Gabriel began selling merchandise out of the back of a green-paneled truck he had outfitted with shelves and drawers. As he drove his mobile shop through the coal towns of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, he greeted and got to know his customers, seeing firsthand the need for quality merchandise at a discounted price. Soon, Z.G. could be found hopping on freight trains bound for New York City, arms filled with empty duffle bags. There, he'd buy up excess inventory from shops, returning with his bags overflowing and apparel that he could sell at deep discounts.

In 1961, Z.G.’s two sons, James and Arthur, co-founded the Gabriel Brothers Stores in Morgantown, West Virginia. Through the 1980s and 1990s, the brothers led Gabe’s through an expansion into various states including Maryland, Ohio, and Virginia. In 2005, new ownership rebranded the stores as “Gabe’s.”^[3]

As of 2021, there are 116 store locations in Delaware, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.^[4]