King's Variety Store was a chain of
discount stores founded in 1915 by M.H. King in
Burley,
Idaho
Idaho ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest and Mountain states, Mountain West subregions of the Western United States. It borders Montana and Wyoming to the east, Nevada and Utah to the south, and Washington (state), ...
. At its peak, King's had 27 stores in
Idaho
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,
Montana
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,
Nevada
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Oregon
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Utah
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, and
Wyoming
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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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References
Companies based in Idaho
Economy of the Northwestern United States
Defunct discount stores of the United States
Retail companies established in 1915
Retail companies disestablished in 2017
1915 establishments in Idaho
Burley, Idaho
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