3D Discount

3D Discount

3D Discount stores was an Indianapolis, Indiana based chain of discount stores that operated in the 1970s and 1980s. As a division of Danners, Inc, it was the last remaining entity in the former Danners 5 & 10 retail family.

3D stores were similar to Kmart, and succombed to heavy competition from both Kmart and Wal-mart.

In 1986, there were 35 locations throughout Indiana, Illinois and Michigan. [ [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3092/is_v25/ai_4512840 Danners turns to low price strategy in turnaround bid - Danners Inc | Discount Store News | Find Articles at BNET.com ] ] The chain was sold to Indian L.P. in 1987 [ [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4298/is_198708/ai_n14965685 Danners gets $3.50 offer form Indian for rest of stock. (Danners Inc., Indian L.P.) | Daily News Record | Find Articles at BNET.com ] ] , and by the end of 1987, only had 18 locations [ [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4298/is_198701/ai_n14984678 Danners signs credit pact with its banks for $14.1M. | Daily News Record | Find Articles at BNET.com ] ]

Former Locations

Illinois

Indiana
*Lebanon - now a Big Lots store and Tractor Supply Store
*Seymour - now a Big Lots store, Chinese restaurant, Rental Center, and Seymour Fitness
*Linton - Was a Big Lots and now Angell's Food Center, Radio Shack and Sears.
*Brazil -Was a Fisher's Big Wheel now subdivided into a Dollar General, empty space, China Buffet, Le Nails, empty space
*Crawfordsville, Indiana - now a Big Lots, Dollar Genral empty furniture store
*Jasper, Indiana | -Big Lots
*Greenfield, Indiana
*Shelbyville, IndianaValparaiso, Indiana
*Logansport - Located in Cass Plaza. Became a relocated Kmart, now a Rural King.
*Bloomington, Indiana - Was located on West 3rd Street, now a Big LotsColumbus, Indiana

Michigan

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