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3 unusual facts about Bon Ton


Aviation Mall

In 1998, Caldor closed in a wave of underperforming stores (in 1999, a year later, the whole chain would be closed), and became a Bon Ton store.

Hudson's Bay Trading Company

CEO Brendan Hoffman will leave Lord & Taylor and take over as CEO at the department store chain Bon Ton.

The Maine Mall

Anchored by Bon Ton, Best Buy, JCPenney, Macy's, and Sears, the mall features over 140 tenants, a food court and several ancillary restaurant/retail pad sites.


Finlay Enterprises

Finlay operated in department store groups such as Macy's Inc. (Formerly Federated Department Stores), Bloomingdale's, Bon Ton Department Stores, Lord & Taylor, Dillard's, and Gottschalks.

Mudd Jeans

Until 2009, Mudd products could be found in the United States at Kohl's, JC Penney, Sears, Shoe Dept., Target, Famous Footwear, Bealls, Bon Ton, Carson Pirie Scott, and Stage.


see also

The Bon-Ton

The Bon-Ton was started in 1898, when Max Grumbacher and his father, Samuel, opened S. Grumbacher & Son, a one-room millinery and dry goods store on Market Street in York, Pennsylvania.

Von Maur

In November 2011, it was announced that Von Maur would enter New York State with its first store at Eastview Mall, outside Rochester, replacing a Bon-Ton store.