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Rack Room Shoes company history timeline

1930

Goldman's had been formed in 1930 by Isadore "Issy" Goldman.

1974

Lerner bought three of the stores from United Shoe and incorporated the business in North Carolina as Lerner Shoes, Inc., on February 11, 1974.

1988

Deichmann invested in an ambitious expansion program after acquiring Lerner, whose growth necessitated the installation of a new computer system in 1988 at a cost of $400,000.

1993

Gene V. Bordeaux was promoted to president of Lerner Shoes in 1993 upon the retirement of Morton Lerner.

1995

"Charlotte Shoe Retailer Seeks Ad Partner," Adweek, December 18, 1995.

1997

"Rack Room Shoes President Bordeaux Dies at 62," Associated Press Newswires, December 20, 1997.

2002

Rack Room bought Off Broadway Shoe Warehouse in 2002.

Rack Room reached 380 stores in 2002 and sales were up to $450 million, according to one estimate.

2005

"50 Retail Power," Footwear News, April 11, 2005.

2022

"Rack Room Shoes, Inc. ." International Directory of Company Histories. . Retrieved June 22, 2022 from Encyclopedia.com: https://www.encyclopedia.com/books/politics-and-business-magazines/rack-room-shoes-inc

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