Ames Stores

Ames Department Stores was founded in 1959 in Rocky Hills, Connecticut. It has stores in the Northeast, Upper South, Midwest and District of Columbia.

In March 1999, Ames closed eight stores. In November 2000, Ames closed 32 stores, with 31 of them being the newly-acquired Hills. (Some of these closings had been anticipated, as these were considered the weakest of the Hills chain.) In August 2001, Ames closed another 47 stores. The company filed for bankruptcy protection for the second time on August 20, 2001. In November 2001, Ames closed 16 more stores and a distribution center In December 2001, Ames closed 54 additional stores, leaving the chain with only 333 stores. Ames closed another six stores in June 2002, leaving the chain with about half of what they had in 1998.

In August 2002, GOB sale begin to close the remaining 327 stores. The last store closed in november 2002.