Joslins

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Joslins

Type	Department store
Industry	Retail
Founded	1873 (1873)
Defunct	1998 (1998)
Fate	Converted to Dillard's
Headquarters	Denver, Colorado
Products	Clothing, footwear, bedding, furniture, jewelry, beauty products, electronics and housewares

Joslins Department Store began as J. Joslins Dry Goods Store, founded by John Jay Joslin in 1873; It was a direct competitor to The Denver Dry Goods Company which commenced operations in 1888. The downtown Joslins building in Denver, Colorado, is on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places, and is currently a Courtyard by Marriott property.

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J. Joslins Dry Goods later converted to a department store in the 1930s and was purchased by Mercantile Stores, a Fairfield, Ohio-based department store conglomerate. Mercantile Stores retained the Joslin's name, operating until 1998 when the purchase of Mercantile Stores and the conversion to the Dillard's store brand were completed.^[1]

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• CURTAIN FALLS ON JOSLINS DILLARD'S PICKS UP RETAIL CHAIN FOR $3 BILLION IN CASH AND ASSUMED DEBT

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