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Read's Department Stores
Read's Department Stores was a Bridgeport, Connecticut-based retail chain founded in 1857 by D.M. Read. Known for its classy, upscale merchandise,〔 it was once hailed as New England's largest department store.
== Founding and growth ==
In 1857, David M. Read and W. B. Hall opened a dry goods and carpet store on Main Street in Bridgeport, Connecticut, with Read going solo in 1877. In 1885, the business expanded to two buildings on Main Street and Fairfield Avenue forming a "very popular and elegant place of business."〔Photo essay.〕 Read's became known for its classy, upscale merchandise and shopping environment, becoming New England's largest department store. In 1926, Read's moved to the corner of Broad and John Streets in downtown Bridgeport, where its flagship store ultimately had over of selling area on five floors. D.M. Read Company became a unit of Allied Stores in 1954.〔
Allied expanded the store into a chain in the 1950s and 1960s. By then they were up to six stores in Fairfield and New Haven Counties in Connecticut.
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