The well dressed guy of the 1980’s got their striped button downs, trench coats, and chinos at the mall at Chess King. It was where your cool guys went to get their gear. This business began in 1968 and grew to over 500 stores across the nation. It...

If you were looking for jelly shoes or jean jackets, the place to go for the latest fashions in the 1980’s or early 90’s was Contempo Casuals. Started by Will & Dottie Friedman in 1962, they opened their first store in Granada Hills, CA...

This chain of soft pretzel franchises began in 1966 in the state of Michigan and the first store opened at Livonia Mall.  Hot Sam’s were mainly located in malls across the US. In 1995, Mrs. Field’s acquired Hot Sam’s and converted...

The first Musicland store opened in 1955 in Minneapolis, Minnesota and continued to be headquartered there throughout its tenure as a business. The Musicland Entertainment Group also included Sam Goody, Suncoast Motion Pictures Company, and Media Play...