Jamesway
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| Department store | |
| Industry | Retail |
| Fate | Bankruptcy; some former locations converted to Ames |
| Founded | Jamestown, New York, United States; 1961 |
| Defunct | 1995 |
| Headquarters | Secaucus, New Jersey, United States |
| Products | Clothing, footwear, bedding, furniture, jewelry, beauty products, electronics and housewares. |
Jamesway was a chain of discount department stores based in Secaucus, New Jersey. It was founded in 1961 with a store in Jamestown, New York, and at its peak operated 138 stores in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic regions.
Despite its successes, Jamesway faced significant losses during its last years in business. This resulted in two bankruptcy filings which ultimately put an end to the chain in 1995.
Jamesway began in 1961 with its first store by Herbert Fisher. The company got its name from the town in which the first store was located, Jamestown, New York. At its peak in 1991, the company operated 138 stores throughout the mid-Atlantic region of the United States and employed nearly 6,000. The company had locations in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, Virginia, Delaware and other states. Jamesway's headquarters was in Secaucus, New Jersey. It expanded much in the 1960s, and continued to grow until the 1980s. During this period, it acquired many properties from then-defunct discount stores such as Two Guys, Woolco, King's, and 1 location from J.W. Mays. They also acquired the Westons chain of discount stores in the late 1970s. The original store in Jamestown relocated to Chautauqua Mall in the late 1980s.
Jamesway #20, located in Saratoga Springs, New York, was destroyed by a major fire in 1989.
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