Uncle Bill's Explained

Uncle Bill's was a chain of stores in the Greater Cleveland area. It was founded in 1955 by Sidney Axelrod as a discount store.^[1] In 1961, the store added clothing and furniture to become a full discount department store.^[1]

The store catered to young 1960s consumers, filling the economic spaces previously held by downtown department stores.^[2]

The store was sold to Cook United (then the Cook Coffee Company) in 1961.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Business, Retail . Encyclopedia of Cleveland History . Case Western Reserve University . February 22, 2019 . en . 11 May 2018.
2. Klein . Richard . "Let's Go Shopping at the Square" Cleveland's Leading Downtown Department Stores: A Business Legacy . Cleveland Memory . Fall 2014 . 25 . 18, 196 . February 23, 2019.