Hahne & Co.
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| Industry | retail |
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| Fate | Merged into Lord & Taylor |
| Successor | Lord & Taylor |
| Founded | 1858 |
| Defunct | 1988 |
| Headquarters |
Newark, NJ until 1987 Edison, NJ 1987 to 1989 |
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Key people
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Julius Hahne, Alan Kane |
| Products | Clothing, footwear, jewelry, furniture, bedding, beauty products. |
| Parent | Associated Dry Goods, May Company. |
Hahne & Company (pronounced Hayne) commonly known as Hahne's, was a department store chain based in Newark, New Jersey. The chain had stores located throughout the central and northern areas of New Jersey.
The firm was founded by Julius Hahne in 1858 as a specialty store which by the early 20th century had grown into a full-line department store. The store's motto was "The Store With The Friendly Spirit", and it became known as the "carriage trade" store in Newark.
In 1911, a modern flagship store designed by architect Goldwin Starrett was opened at 609 Broad Street in downtown Newark. Occupying a 2.3-acre (9,300 m2) site, this single building contained 441,000 square feet (41,000 m2) of selling space spread over five floors (basement through 4th floor), with an atrium in the center of the building which ran from the street floor to the 4th floor. An extensive Budget Store operated in the basement level until it was folded in the mid 1970s. The store also contained two popular dining rooms, the more formal "Pine Room" located on the street floor, and the counter-style "Maple Room" (located in the basement), which was very popular with downtown office workers. The "Maple Room" closed in the early 1980s when the basement level was closed as a selling floor, while the "Pine Room" remained open until the entire store was closed in 1987.
In 1916, Hahne's became one of the founding members of the Associated Dry Goods Corporation (ADG).
In 1929, Hahne's was the first of Newark's department stores to open a branch on Church Street in Montclair.
Starting in the 1950s, the company began to focus slowly on suburban growth. The Montclair store was replaced with a larger full-line branch, designed by Fellheimer & Wagner, with Roland Wank, and the original location became Hahne's Budget Store. In 1963, a location in Westfield was added. The firm did not enter the growing mall market in New Jersey until the 1970s, and this cost the chain valuable time in keeping up with its competitors.
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