TG&Y was a five and dime, or chain of variety stores and larger discount stores in the United States. At its peak, there were more than 900 stores in 29 states. Home History of TG&Y TG&Y was originally a partnership formed in the fall of 1935. Central Merchandise Company provided merchandise. In 1941, the partnership was converted into an Oklahoma Corporation, TG&Y Stores Company, Inc.
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405 Features The Why of TG&Y Looking back on the supremely satisfying shopping experience of finding it all at one-time Oklahoma-based retail chain TG&Y. by Mark Beutler | February 1, 2019 Sometimes, a simple word or phrase can bring a smile or a pleasant memory. Sometimes, all it takes are three letters and an ampersand: TG&Y. By 1960 T.G.&Y. was a subsidiary of Chicago-based City Products, which operated other variety stores nationwide. Six years later Household Finance Corporation (HFC) purchased City Products. In order to be more competitive, in the 1980s T.G.&Y. executives changed some of the outlets to be comparable to department stores. TG&Y was a five and dime, or chain of variety stores and larger discount stores in the United States. At its peak, there were more than 900 stores in 29 stat. OKC retailer TG&Y outgrew Walmart, but mismanagement, rapid growth killed the chain Steve Lackmeyer Oklahoman View Comments 0:04 0:59 Walmart conquered America to become the country's largest discount chain, but before it took the crown, the company first had to overcome Oklahoma City-based rival TG&Y.
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01.23. TG&Y TG&Y was a five and dime, or variety store, chain in the United States. The chain was named for its three founders: Rawdon E. Tomlinson, Enoch L. "Les" Gosselin, and Raymond A. Young. The initials were ordered according to the age of the three, with Tomlinson being the oldest. Founded by Raymond A. Young in the late 1920s, TG&Y was the first store based in Oklahoma to reach over a billion dollars in sales, and grew to more than nine hundred stores across the United States by the end of the twentieth century. In its golden days, TG&Y was based in Oklahoma City and had 900 stores from California to Florida. The chain pulled in about $2 billion annually in sales at its peak. But the good times didn't last. The chain gradually faded before being purchased by another chain in 1986. TG&Y was a five and dime, or chain of variety stores and larger discount stores in the United States. At its peak, there were more than 900 stores in 29 states.
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Culture & Events Memories of A TG&Y Christmas Remembering the way we were with a look back at the wide variety and seasonal bliss of TG&Y stores. by Mark Beutler | November 24, 2015 Before they could go Christmas shopping in their PJs via Amazon, Oklahomans often prepared for the holidays at TG&Y. The name changed to T G and Y after the merger in 1936. Current owner Dennis Muggenburg has a store called Designs by Dennis now, but a lot of older customers still remember it as the T G and Y.
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By the 1980s, the company had 730 stores in 26 states. Norman was the first official TG&Y store opened. It opened in 1936 on the northwest corner of Main Street and Crawford Avenue. C.A. Henderson. Jul 3, 2016 A display at the Chisholm Trail Museum in Kingfisher includes TG&Y memorabilia and products like televisions, tape players and lawn mowers. Andy Rieger / For The Transcript.
