Rices Nachmans was an upscale

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chain that, at its peak, had eight locations in

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and the surrounding Hampton Roads area. Stores included

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on Granby St. and

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(opened 1952)."Rice's and Hofheimer's at Wards Corner"
''Virginian-Pilot'' (Feb. 26, 2014) The Wards Corner location was in the same building as a Hofheimer's shoe store. This building was demolished in 2000, and as of 2018, is the location of a

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pharmacy. In 1985, Rices Nachmans' owner PVH Corp. sold the stores to

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, an

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-based department store chain.Phillips-Van Heusen to sell Rices Nachmans to Hess's
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'', September 13, 1984; retrieved from highbeam.com, January 24, 2009

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