Twin Fair, Inc. was a discount department store chain based in

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. It was incorporated on March 22, 1956, and the first store opened on Walden Avenue. By 1959, four stores were in operation and sales stood at $2.5 million (~$ in ). In 1962, the founders sold the company to Unexcelled Chemicals, Corp., and also expanded the chain to include groceries. The company continued to expand opening an eighth store in 1967 on Seneca Street, along with stores in Connecticut and

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. By 1970, through expansion and acquisition, the chain grew to 37 stores located primarily in New York and Ohio. The Ohio stores were later sold to

Meijer Meijer Inc. (, ; stylized as meijer) is an American supercenter chain that primarily operates throughout the Midwest. Its corporate headquarters are in Walker, Michigan, which is a part of the Grand Rapids metropolitan area. Founded in 1934 as ...

, which briefly converted them to a concept called Meijer Square. In 1978, they added Hens & Kelly to their portfolio. By the time of their 1982 acquisition by

Federated Department Stores Macy's, Inc. (originally Federated Department Stores, Inc.) is an American conglomerate holding company. Upon its establishment, Federated held ownership of the regional department store chains Abraham & Straus, Lazarus, Filene's, and Shillito ...

and subsequent merger into

Gold Circle Gold Circle was a discount department store chain based in Ohio. Founded in 1967, it was a division of Federated Department Stores with 76 stores when the chain was sold and dismantled in 1988. History Covering mostly New York, Ohio, Kentucky a ...

, the chain consisted of 14 stores in the western New York market. Many locations were later converted to Hills Department Stores.

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{{reflist Retail companies established in 1956 Defunct discount stores of the United States 1956 establishments in New York (state) Retail companies disestablished in 1982 1982 disestablishments in New York (state) 1982 mergers and acquisitions Defunct companies based in New York (state)