Claber's in Pittsburgh
Posted: 06 Jul 2011 19:55
Does anyone Remember Claber's? I remember them when I was in Junior High. I loved Christmas decorations and electrical things, and Claber's had the best assortment at the best prices.
I think at some point, they tried to get out of the department store business, and into the Home Center business. I remember reading an article decades ago in one of the trade papers for hardware stores. Whether they did that before they went out of business, I don't know.
Since I moved out of Pittsburgh before they went under, I'd love to know more about what happened. I would guess that chains like Zayres was too much for them.
Another interesting thing, is that I think that anyone who owned stock in Zayres, would now own stock in BJ's Wholesale club. As I recall, they sold the Zayre division to Ames, but kept BJ's and some other companies (Marhall's?). They sold everything off except BJs, and renamed the company BJ's.
I think at some point, they tried to get out of the department store business, and into the Home Center business. I remember reading an article decades ago in one of the trade papers for hardware stores. Whether they did that before they went out of business, I don't know.
Since I moved out of Pittsburgh before they went under, I'd love to know more about what happened. I would guess that chains like Zayres was too much for them.
Another interesting thing, is that I think that anyone who owned stock in Zayres, would now own stock in BJ's Wholesale club. As I recall, they sold the Zayre division to Ames, but kept BJ's and some other companies (Marhall's?). They sold everything off except BJs, and renamed the company BJ's.