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    Proffitt's was a department store chain based in Alcoa, Tennessee. The chain was founded in 1919 by David W. Proffitt and James Ellis. In 2006, the Proffitt's...
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    The Avenues. In 1996, Proffitt's Inc. bought 38-store Parisian for $200 million and assumed Parisian's $250 million debt. Proffitt's, which had acquired...
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  • Saks, Inc. (redirect from Proffitt's, Inc.)
    regional department store chains including Carson's, McRae's, Parisian, and Proffitt's as well as the New York City-based Saks Fifth Avenue. It acquired several...
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  • stole $0.50 from him. Eight days later, Glenn and Corbett met Winfred Proffitt, age 19, another Fort Carson soldier, at Prospect Lake. They intended to...
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  • Stanley Proffitt (1910–1999), English cricketer Steve Proffitt, American radio journalist Tommy Proffitt (1927–2023), British boxer Proffitt's, an American...
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    brand, with 107 stores worldwide by 2016. In 1998, Proffitt's, Inc. the parent company of Proffitt's and other department stores, acquired Saks Holdings...
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  • used Proffitt's work for their programme covers throughout the 2011-12 season, this culminating in the July 2012 exhibition at The Public. Proffitt's artwork...
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    agreed to a friendly merger by Proffitt's, Inc., of Knoxville, Tennessee. The merger was completed in December 1996. Proffitt's would later acquire Carson...
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  • Michael Proffitt is the eighth chief editor for the Oxford English Dictionary. Brought up in Edinburgh, Proffitt attended the University of Oxford, where...
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    McRae's store. Belk dissolved the separate Proffitt's organization, and on March 8, 2006, the Proffitt's store at Riverchase became the mall's first...
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  • skills as a carpenter and luthier; Proffitt's fretless banjos and dulcimers were homemade. In 1937, Frank Proffitt met folksong collectors Anne and Frank...
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  • the CRP symbol. By 1998, Carson Pirie Scott & Co. ownership was held by Proffitt's, Inc., (later renamed Saks Incorporated to reflect the acquisition of...
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    stores back as part of its later acquisition of the entire Proffitt's chain. When Proffitt's made an offer for the Leggett family's stake, which included...
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  • name Carson Pirie Scott & Co, trading under the symbol CPS. Eventually, Proffitt's Inc., now Saks Incorporated, bought Carson Pirie Scott in 1998 and its...
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  • Foster, and Ann Foster. A court case, brought by Frank Warner on Frank Proffitt's behalf, settled the matter of "ownership" of the song in the latter's...
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    subsidiary. Proffitt's merged with Saks Holdings, owner of Saks Fifth Avenue, in 1998. The merged company changed its name to Saks Incorporated. Proffitt's and...
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  • documentary Appalachian Journey (1991), folklorist Alan Lomax describes Frank Proffitt as the "original source" for the song, which was misleading in that he...
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    Four North Carolina Proffitt's Stores to Belk," BNET Business Network: Business Wire, Jan 6, 2005 (retrieved Aug 31, 2008). "Proffitt's, Inc. Announces Acquisition...
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    Warehouse. The mall opened in 1989 as Biltmore Square Mall, featuring Hess's, Proffitt's, and Belk; when the original concept of the mall failed, it was demolished...
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    Thacher Proffitt & Wood LLP was an American law firm headquartered in New York City. At its peak, the firm was made up of approximately 365 attorneys with...
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  • company, merged with Proffitt's Inc. in 1997 in stock deal valued at approximately $160 million (~$282 million in 2023). As Proffitt's Inc. evolved into...
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    theater; the initial tenant was Proffitt's. This store opened in 1992 as the now vacant Hess's store became the Proffitt's Home store for a short time. Parks-Belk...
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  • already were Dillard's stores to The May Department Stores Company and Proffitt's Inc. "Dillard's agrees to sell 26 stores acquired in Mercantile purchase"...
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    vacating their former locations at Eastgate Mall. Proffitt's acquired Loveman's in 1988. Proffitt's then acquired Hess's in 1992 creating the dual store...
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    however, the chain, which had acquired considerable debt, was bought by Proffitt's, which in turn was acquired in 2005 by Belk. Starting in 2001, the flagship...
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    Bradlees store became Uptons in 1988. Hess's sold its store in the mall to Proffitt's in 1995; both it and the Leggett became Dillard's stores in 1998. A 1998...
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    Proffitt's by Belk in 2005, the fate of the Proffitt's store was originally uncertain due to Belk already having a store in the mall. The Proffitt's store...
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    Morgan Elizabeth Proffitt (born August 22, 1994) is a former American soccer player who lastly played for Reign FC in the NWSL. She previously played for...
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    and Sears, which closed in February 2019. Proffitt's and Miller's no longer exist. The original Proffitt's space is now used by Belk, while the former...
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  • Gregg v. Georgia, Proffitt v. Florida, Jurek v. Texas, Woodson v. North Carolina, and Roberts v. Louisiana, 428 U.S. 153 (1976), is a landmark decision...
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