Record #:

12150

Author(s):

Norris, Jeannie Faris

Abstract:

William Henry Belk opened his first department store in Monroe, North Carolina, in 1888. Offering fixed prices instead of forced haggling, Belk's store flourished. Spreading to South Carolina by 1895, William Henry Belk had officially begun his franchise which would go on to total more than five hundred stores.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 24 Issue 14, Dec 1956, p20-21, il

Subject(s):

Belk, William Henry, 1862-1952; Belk Stores Services--History