W. & J. Sloane
Luxury furniture and rug store in New York City / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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W. & J. Sloane, (W&J Sloane, Sloane's), was a chain of furniture stores that originated from a luxury furniture and rug store in New York City that catered to the prominent, including the White House and the Breakers, and wealthy, including the Rockefeller, Whitney, and Vanderbilt families.[1]
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Industry | Retail |
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Founded | March 7, 1843 |
Defunct | September 11, 1985 |
Fate | Bankruptcy |
Headquarters | New York City, U.S. |
Key people | William Sloane, founder William D. Sloane, treasurer |
Products | Rugs and home furnishings |
Parent | City Stores Company (starting in 1955) |
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After a long period of prosperity, nationwide expansion and prominence, the firm went through a short period of decline and was forced to file for bankruptcy in 1985.[2]