Sanger-Harris

Infobox_Company | company_name = Sanger-Harris| company_| company_type = Department store | foundation = 1961 (merger)
Sanger Bros. est. 1868
A. Harris est. 1887| location = Dallas, Texas| industry = Retail| products = Clothing, footwear, bedding, furniture, jewelry, beauty products, and housewares. | homepage = None |

Sanger-Harris was a department store chain formed by Federated Department Stores in 1961 from two existing Dallas, Texas chains, Sanger Brothers and A. Harris, that dated from the 19th century. The firm was merged with Foley's in 1987; the combined company was sold to May Company in 1988. In 1997 the Arizona locations were transferred to another May division, Robinsons-May. The remaining stores were renamed Macy's in 2006 as a result of Federated's purchase of May Company in 2005.

History

Sanger-Harris of Dallas, Texas, was the result of the 1961 merger of then four-unit Sanger Brothers Dry Goods Company of Dallas, founded in 1868 by the five Sanger Brothers and acquired by Federated Department Stores in 1951; and the two-unit A. Harris & Company of Dallas, founded in 1887 and acquired by Federated in 1961. In 1965 the company built a new downtown Dallas store to replace the flagship stores of the two companies and so the legend goes, turned down the opportunity to move into a new shopping center called Northpark Center. During the late 1970s the chain dropped the hyphen between 'Sanger' and 'Harris' (rumored as a way to differentiate from hometown rival Neiman-Marcus), and continued as an upper-moderate shopping destination before being merged into the Foley's division in January 1987.

In 1988, following the acquisition of Federated by Campeau Corp. of Canada, the Foley's organization was sold to May Department Stores, which then closed the former Sanger-Harris stores in downtown Dallas and Highland Park Village as part of May's philosophy to focus on mall-based locations versus free-standing stores. At this same time, the Big Town Mall and Coronado Center locations were also closed.

Former locations

Arizona

*Tucson:*El Con Mall - opened 1969 as Levy's, Sanger Harris 1985, Foley's 1987, Robinsons-May 1993, Macy's 2005, closed 2008, vacant:*Foothills Mall - opened 1983 as Levy's, Sanger-Harris 1985, Foley's 1987, closed 1994, now Ross Dress For Less and Linens 'n Things

New Mexico

*Albuquerque - opened 1984, Foley's 1987, closed 1988, J. C. Penney 1990

Oklahoma

Oklahoma City:*Crossroads Mall - opened 1986 as Sanger-Harris, renamed Foley's 1987, Macy's 2006, closed 2008:*Penn Square Mall - opened as Sanger-Harris, renamed Foley's in 1987, Macy's 2006:*Quail Springs Mall - opened 1986 as Sanger-Harris, renamed Foley's 1987, Macy's 2006
*Tulsa:*Southroads Mall - opened 1984 as Sanger-Harris, renamed Foley's in 1987, closed 1989, became Price Mart 1996, now Reasor's:*Woodland Hills Mall - opened 1982 as Sanger-Harris, renamed Foley's in 1987, Macy's 2006

Texas

*Arlington - Six Flags Mall - opened 1970 as Sanger-Harris, renamed Foley's 1987, closed 2005, vacant
*Dallas:*Downtown flagship - opened 1965 as Sanger-Harris; renamed Foley's 1987, closed 1988:*Highland Park Village - opened 1950 as Sanger Brothers, Foley's 1987, closed 1988:*Oak Cliff - opened 1951 as A. Harris, became Sanger-Harris 1961, closed 1975 (store moved to Red Bird Mall):*Preston Center - opened 1957 as Sanger Brothers, became Sanger-Harris 1961, Foley's 1987, closed 2000:*Red Bird Mall (now Southwest Center Mall) - opened 1975, Foley's 1987, Macy's 2005:*Valley View Center - opened 1973, Foley's 1987, Macy's 2006, closed 2008
*Fort Worth, Hulen Mall - opened 1977, Foley's 1987, Macy's 2005
*North Richland Hills, Texas, North Hills Mall - opened 1979, Foley's 1987, closed 2002 - mall demolished 2006
*Irving, Texas - Plymouth Park Shopping Center - became Foley's 1987; Foley's moved to Irving Mall 1988
*Mesquite, Texas:*Big Town Mall - opened 1959 as Neiman Marcus, became Sanger Brothers 1959, Sanger-Harris 1961, Foley's 1987, closed 1988; mall demolished 2006:*Town East Mall - opened 1972, Foley's 1987, Macy's 2005
*Plano, Texas - Collin Creek Mall - opened 1980, Foley's 1987, Macy's 2005
*Tyler, Texas - 4700 S. Broadway - opened 1981, Foley's 1987, Macy's 2005