King's Variety Store was a chain of

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founded in 1915 by M.H. King in Burley,

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. At its peak, King's had 27 stores in

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. A typical King's store ranged from to and carried a wide variety of value priced merchandise. Most King's stores were located in smaller towns that only had a grocery store as its major retail store. In February 2017, King's announced it would close all of its stores, and ceased operations that May.King's Variety to close all stores in 2017
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