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Ames

defunct discount retailer from the United States
Organization business Q4745857

Facts

8 properties
Instance of
business
Inception
1958[3]
Headquarters location
Rocky Hill[2]
Country
United States[1]
Official website
www.amesstores.com[6]
Different from
Ames[7]
Dissolved, abolished or demolished date
September 6, 2002[4]
Location of formation
Southbridge[5]
🏷️ Also known as
en Ames en Ames Department Stores en Ames Department Stores, Inc.
🔖 Identifiers · 4
VIAF cluster ID
158528744
Described at URL
www.fundinguniverse.com
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/11hf7_m_td
Yale LUX ID
place/eafd9668-c420-4af7-910e-c999045d7a2b

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  1. 20w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Headquarters location → Rocky Hill
    Official website → http://www.amesstores.com/
    Logo image → Ames Department Stores logo.svg
    Yale LUX ID → place/eafd9668-c420-4af7-910e-c999045d7a2b
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:ایمز ڈیپارٹمنٹ اسٹورز]]"
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