Hartfield-Zodys was an American retail corporation begun in 1960. It operated the Hartfield chain of women's ready-to-wear apparel in the Los Angeles area, and starting in 1960, the Zodys chain of discount retail stores (1960–1986), which operated locations in California, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, and Michigan.
Hartfield’s Downtown Los Angeles location at 545 Broadway was a 1931 Art Deco building originally home to the F. W. Grand Silver Store
Hartfield was present on Broadway (Los Angeles), the main shopping district in the Los Angeles area, in the 1940s, at 545 Broadway, and a 1943 advertisement showed branches at 253 S. Market St. in Inglewood, 650 Pacific Boulevard in Huntington Park, and 705 S. Pacific in San Pedro (the latter opened 1941); busy downtown shopping districts of what were once separate towns that had become working and middle class suburbs of Los Angeles.[2] Branches opened across Greater Los Angeles over the following decades.
Zodysedit
Hartfield’s decided to enter the discount department store business with a new chain to be called Zodys, and opened its first one on June 13, 1960, in Garden Grove, in Central Orange County, California. From 1962 the parent company changed its name to Hartfield-Zodys. By 1969 there were 19 stores. In 1972, Hartfield-Zodys acquired the Yankee Stores chain of Flint, Michigan, briefly re-branding the stores as Yankee-Zodys, and later as Zodys.[3] In 1969 Zodys opened a 6.5-acre distribution center employing 300.[4] The Michigan stores were unprofitable, and were sold in 1974 when Hartfield-Zodys filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.[3] A brief period of prosperity brought expansions into Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico. In 1979 there were 37 stores.
Bankrupt again by the early 1980s, the parent company, now known as HRT Industries, began closing stores in 1984. The remaining Zodys stores in California were shuttered in March 1986,[6][7][8] with many locations being sold to Federated Stores, the parent company of Ralphs supermarket chain,[9][10] while other locations were purchased by HomeClub, a home improvement store chain.[11]
Referencesedit
^Fairchild's Financial Manual of Retail Stores. Fairchild Publications, Incorporated. 1981.
^Newspaper advertisement for Hartfield Stores, Los Angeles Times, Feb. 10, 1943, p. 42
^ abFlinn, Gary (2004-02-20). . Flinn's Journal. Archived from the original on May 13, 2009. Retrieved 2007-10-03.
^"Zodys distribution center". Valley Times. 13 September 1969. p. 3.
^Groves, Martha (February 5, 1986). "HRT Denies It Has Decided to Shut Zodys : Says Some Retailers Have Shown Interest in Buying Ailing Unit". Los Angeles Times.
^Groves, Martha (February 10, 1986). "HRT Appears Likely to Shut Zodys Stores". Los Angeles Times.
^"HRT Industries confirmed the closing of Zodys". Los Angeles Times. March 4, 1986.
^Groves, Martha (February 26, 1986). "14 Zodys Stores Will Become Ralphs Markets". Los Angeles Times.
^"Zody's Stores Converted for Ralphs Giants". Los Angeles Times. December 21, 1986.
^"HomeClub Acquires Four Former Zody's Locations". Los Angeles Times. March 14, 1986.
January 01, 1970
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This article uses bare URLs which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot Please consider converting them to full citations to ensure the article remains verifiable and maintains a consistent citation style Several templates and tools are available to assist in formatting such as reFill documentation and Citation bot documentation September 2022 Learn how and when to remove this message Hartfield Zodys was an American retail corporation begun in 1960 It operated the Hartfield chain of women s ready to wear apparel in the Los Angeles area and starting in 1960 the Zodys chain of discount retail stores 1960 1986 which operated locations in California Arizona Nevada New Mexico and Michigan Hartfield ZodysCompany typeSubsidiaryIndustryDepartment store retailFoundedJune 13 1960 63 years ago 1960 06 13 in Garden Grove CaliforniaDefunctMarch 1986 38 years ago 1986 03 FateBankruptcyHeadquarters2525 Military Avenue Rancho Park Los Angeles California 90064 1981 1 Area servedArizona California Michigan Nevada New MexicoProductsClothing footwear bedding furniture jewelry beauty products electronics and housewaresParentHartfield Stores Hartfield Zody s HRT Industries Contents 1 Hartfield s 2 Zodys 3 Epilogue 4 ReferencesHartfield s edit nbsp Hartfield s Downtown Los Angeles location at 545 Broadway was a 1931 Art Deco building originally home to the F W Grand Silver Store Hartfield was present on Broadway Los Angeles the main shopping district in the Los Angeles area in the 1940s at 545 Broadway and a 1943 advertisement showed branches at 253 S Market St in Inglewood 650 Pacific Boulevard in Huntington Park and 705 S Pacific in San Pedro the latter opened 1941 busy downtown shopping districts of what were once separate towns that had become working and middle class suburbs of Los Angeles 2 Branches opened across Greater Los Angeles over the following decades Zodys editHartfield s decided to enter the discount department store business with a new chain to be called Zodys and opened its first one on June 13 1960 in Garden Grove in Central Orange County California From 1962 the parent company changed its name to Hartfield Zodys By 1969 there were 19 stores In 1972 Hartfield Zodys acquired the Yankee Stores chain of Flint Michigan briefly re branding the stores as Yankee Zodys and later as Zodys 3 In 1969 Zodys opened a 6 5 acre distribution center employing 300 4 The Michigan stores were unprofitable and were sold in 1974 when Hartfield Zodys filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection 3 A brief period of prosperity brought expansions into Arizona Nevada and New Mexico In 1979 there were 37 stores Locations included 5 Garden Grove 9852 Chapman Avenue Opened 6 15 1960 Redondo Beach 1413 Hawthorne Boulevard SR 107 Opened 11 3 1960 Long Beach 5933 Spring Street Opened 8 13 1961 Northridge 10201 Reseda Boulevard Opened 10 27 1961 Canoga Park 8201 Topanga Canyon Boulevard SR 27 Opened 9 27 1962 West Covina 615 North Azusa Avenue SR 39 Opened 9 27 1962 Burbank 1000 North San Fernando Road Opened 12 6 1962 Anaheim 120 West Orangethorpe Avenue Opened 7 19 1967 Huntington Beach 6912 Edinger Avenue Opened 8 10 1967 Buena Park 121 North Beach Blvd SR 39 Opened 11 19 1967 Santa Ana 1900 North Grand Avenue Opened 10 20 1968 Norwalk 10901 East Imperial Highway Opened 10 27 1968 Fountain Valley 16111 Harbor Boulevard Opened 11 13 1968 Long Beach 2185 South Street Opened 9 29 1968 Pomona 1444 East Holt Avenue Opened 6 8 1969 Inglewood 3200 West Century Boulevard Opened 8 17 1969 North Hollywood 12727 Sherman Way Opened 10 19 1969 Lynwood 4050 Imperial Highway Opened October 1969 Fullerton 120 East Imperial Highway Opened 11 30 1969 El Monte 4901 Santa Anita Drive Opened 5 10 1970 Torrance 851 West Sepulveda Boulevard Opened 6 21 1970 Ladera Heights 4925 West Slauson Avenue Opened August 1970 Bakersfield 4001 Ming Street Opened 9 9 1970 Riverside 3700 North Tyler Street Opened October 1970 Downtown Los Angeles 437 South Broadway Opened 3 21 1971 Hollywood 5420 West Sunset Boulevard Opened 10 20 1971 San Bernardino 555 West Second Street Opened 1972 Alhambra 600 East Valley Boulevard Opened 9 9 1973 Montebello 2441 Via Campo Opened 1974 Fresno 5422 North Blackstone Avenue Opened 1974 City Of Industry 151 South Hacienda Boulevard Opened 8 15 1977 Pasadena 900 North Lake Street Opened 5 2 1978 Indio 82266 Highway 111 Opened 9 30 1979 Midtown 4801 Venice Boulevard Opened 10 15 1980 Boyle Heights 2800 East First Street Opened 10 22 1980 Vermont Slauson 5850 South Vermont Street Los Angeles Opened 11 20 81 Oxnard 830 Wagon Wheel Road Oceanside 2505 Vista Way San Jose 920 Blossom Hill Sunnyvale 121 El Camino Real San Jose 375 North Capital Avenue Las Vegas 2120 South Decatur Boulevard Upland 1445 East Foothill Boulevard Opened 1982 East Riverside 3900 Chicago Avenue Opened 1982 Epilogue editBankrupt again by the early 1980s the parent company now known as HRT Industries began closing stores in 1984 The remaining Zodys stores in California were shuttered in March 1986 6 7 8 with many locations being sold to Federated Stores the parent company of Ralphs supermarket chain 9 10 while other locations were purchased by HomeClub a home improvement store chain 11 References edit Fairchild s Financial Manual of Retail Stores Fairchild Publications Incorporated 1981 Newspaper advertisement for Hartfield Stores Los Angeles Times Feb 10 1943 p 42 a b Flinn Gary 2004 02 20 Hamady Sacks and Yankee Hats Flinn s Journal Archived from the original on May 13 2009 Retrieved 2007 10 03 Zodys distribution center Valley Times 13 September 1969 p 3 https www groceteria ca board viewtopic php t 139 amp start 45 Groves Martha February 5 1986 HRT Denies It Has Decided to Shut Zodys Says Some Retailers Have Shown Interest in Buying Ailing Unit Los Angeles Times Groves Martha February 10 1986 HRT Appears Likely to Shut Zodys Stores Los Angeles Times HRT Industries confirmed the closing of Zodys Los Angeles Times March 4 1986 Groves Martha February 26 1986 14 Zodys Stores Will Become Ralphs Markets Los Angeles Times Zody s Stores Converted for Ralphs Giants Los Angeles Times December 21 1986 HomeClub Acquires Four Former Zody s Locations Los Angeles Times March 14 1986 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hartfield Zodys amp oldid 1221353037, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
