Strouss

Strouss

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Industry	Department store
Defunct	1986
Fate	Merged
Successor	Kaufmann's
Headquarters	Youngstown, Ohio

Strouss was a department store serving the U.S. states of Ohio and Pennsylvania. Formerly known as Strouss-Hirschberg Co., it was long the leading department store in greater Youngstown, Ohio. Under the ownership of [[May Department Stores purchased in 1947) its name was shortened to Strouss and was expanded throughout northern Ohio and western Pennsylvania. In 1986 it was merged into Kaufmann's, which promptly shut down many of its former locations in 1987 due to the depressed economy of the Youngstown-Warren, Ohio/Sharon, Pennsylvania metropolitan statistical area.

Former locations

Ohio

• Austintown - Austintown Plaza (became Kaufmann's 1986, closed 1987, now a JCPenney)
• Boardman - Southern Park Mall (opened 1970, became Kaufmann's 1986, Macy's 2006). Prior to opening of Southern Park Mall, Strouss was located in Boardman Plaza from 195? to 1970.
• Niles - Eastwood Mall (opened 1969, became Kaufmann's 1986, Macy's 2006)
• Warren in downtown Warren Located at the corner of Market Street and Park Avenue, remained opened until the early 1980's even after the opening of the Eastwood Mall Store. Closed prior to the Kaufmann's merger due to declining sales. Now an office building.
• Youngstown - Liberty Plaza (became Kaufmann's 1986, closed 1987, became Phar-Mor in early 1990s, site in planning and design phase for a Super Wal-Mart to open by 2010)
• Youngstown - 20 West Federal Street, former 7 floor downtown flagship store completed in 1926. (became Kaufmann's 1986, closed 1987, became Phar-Mor corporate headquarters until late 1990s, now an office building known as 20 Federal Place) 500 car parking garage competed in 1966 was and demolished in 2004.

Pennsylvania

• Hermitage - Shenango Valley Mall (opened 1976, became Kaufmann's 1986, Macy's 2006)
• New Castle (became Kaufmann's 1986, closed 1987, demolished in the early 1990's to make way for a bank parking lot)
• Sharon - Downtown Sharon location closed prior to Kaufmann's merger due to declining sales in early 1980's. Shortly after, a company by the name of Winston's renovated the building and opened a department store at this location which lasted less than 1 year. Now the home of The Winner, an upscale ladies apparel store. (Also known as The Sharon Store).

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