Edgar Department Stores was a chain of department stores that was founded in Massachusetts. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. Edgar filed for bankruptcy and closed its doors in 1986, soon after the chain was purchased by the Bradlees corporation. Bradlees was a chain of Discount department stores which operated primarily in the Northeastern United States. The Edgar chain also owned Almay's department store.
Former Locations
- Fall River, Massachusetts, This store opened in 1963. The space is now occupied by a Sears outlet and a Saver's store
- Dartmouth, Massachusetts: Dartmouth Mall
- Swansea, Massachusetts, This store opened in 1975. Dartmouth is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States established in 1664 The Dartmouth Mall is a large one-level two-story indoor Shopping mall located off US 6 and Faunce Corner Road in North Dartmouth Massachusetts, in Swansea is a town in Bristol County in southeastern Massachusetts. It is now a Macy's
James Edgar an immigrant from Edinborough, Scotland opened the first Edgar's in Brockton, Massachusetts. James Edgar in December 1890 dressed up as Santa Claus to entertain the children of shoppers, thus becoming the first department store Santa. Trains brought families from Boston and Providence to Edgar's to see Santa.
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