- Rike Kumler Co.
The Rike Kumler Co. (informally known as Rike's) was an American
department store inDayton, Ohio . In 1959, Rike's became part of theFederated Department Stores conglomerate. In 1982, Federated merged Rike's with its Cincinnati unit, Shillito's, in order to formShillito Rike's . In 1986, Federated merged Shillito Rike's into the Columbus-based Lazarus chain.Rike's former main store in downtown Dayton is now the site of the
Benjamin and Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center .External links
* [http://www.libraries.wright.edu/special/manuscripts/ms-189.html Wright State University Rike Historical Collection] (includes brief company history)
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