- Pay 'n Save
Infobox_Defunct_Company
company_name = Pay 'n Save Stores, Inc.
company_
company_type =Company
foundation =1941
defunct =1988
fate = Acquired byThrifty PayLess
location =Seattle, Washington
industry =Retail
products = Pharmacy, Liquor, Cosmetics, Health and Beauty Aids, General Merchandise, Snacks, 1 Hour Photo
homepage = NonePay 'n Save was a company founded by M. Lamont Bean in
Seattle, Washington in1941 . The company was broken up in1988 when Thrifty Corporation acquired the company. The split caused most of the company's subsidiaries to be sold to other companies or forced into bankruptcy.Pay 'n Save is known for putting two of its chains in one shopping center. It was most popular in
Washington .ubsidiaries
Home Centers
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Ernst Home & Nursery : Filed for bankruptcy in1996 and liquidated.
*Malmo Nursery : Owned by Ernst, closed in 1996.
*Von Tobels Home Centers: Closed in 1988.porting Goods
*Sportswest: Sold to
Big 5 Sporting Goods . Also operated in Lamonts stores for a little while.
*Sportsland: Sold toBig 5 Sporting Goods . Alaska stores kept for a few years.Department Stores
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Lamonts : Filed for bankruptcy and acquired byGottschalks in1999 . [ [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2000_April_24/ai_61626229 Lamonts to Sell Assets in Purchase Agreement With Gottschalks Inc.] ]Membership Stores
*Price Savers Warehouse: Sold to
Kroger , then toPACE Wholesale Club [ [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3092/is_n1_v30/ai_9348196 Pace acquires Price Savers in club's ongoing contraction] ] , which in return was sold toWal-Mart and merged inSam's Club .
*Bi-Mart : Sold to Thrifty Corporation [ [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3092/is_n12_v27/ai_6425332 Thrifty buys Bi-Mart, Pay 'n Save in $232M deal] ] in1988 and sold off to their employees in2004 . Still operating.Drug & Variety
*Pay 'n Save Drugs: Sold to Thrifty Corporation in 1988, then to PayLess Drugs in 1992 [ [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3092/is_n12_v31/ai_12379755 Kmart's PayLess inks deal to buy Pay'n Save] ] , which in return was sold and merged into
Rite Aid in 1996.
*Yard Birds: Became employee-owned. Closed in 1995 due after facing competition from retailers such asWal-Mart andFred Meyer .Auto Supplies
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Schuck's Auto Supply : Part ofCSK Auto . Still operating.Pay N Save
A unrelated chain, Pay N Save, operated in
Phoenix, Arizona as a small chain of discount tools and home products. The chain was owned byCSK Auto (which was formerly the Pay 'n Save subsidiarySchuck's Auto Supply ) and retained the right to the Pay N Save name. These Pay N Save stores liquidated and closed on August 26, 2007.References
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