The worlds first Toys R Us store was opened in Washington, DC in 1948 at 2461 18th St., NW. A man named Charles Lazarus originally opened the store which at first only sold baby furniture.
Party City's first store was opened in 1986. The first franchise store was opened in 1989. The company now has over 750 stores, making it the largest party supply retailer in North America.
The first Blockbuster Video store was located in the city of Dallas, Texas. This store was opened in October of 1985.
The first Aéropostale store was opened in 1987 in New York City, New York.
The first Macy's store opened in 1851 in Haverhill, Massachusetts. This store was an original retail dry goods store. Macy's was founded by Rowland Hussey Macy. In 1858, the first R.H. Macy's was established on Sixth Avenue in New York City.
The first Kmart store opened in Garden City, Michigan on March 1, 1962
The first and currently the only IKEA store in Kuwait city opened in 1984.
The first Starbucks store in New York City opened in April 1994 at 87th and Broadway. The exact address was 2379 Broadway. The location closed in August 2003. At 3000-square-feet, it was, at the time, the chain's largest store.
On July 2, 1962, Walton opened the first Wal-Mart Discount City store in Arkansas
Timothy Eaton sold dried goods at his general store. The store was first opened by Eaton in 1869 in the city of Toronto in Canada.
On July 2, 1962, Walton opened the first Wal-Mart Discount City store located at 719 Walnut Ave. in Rogers, Arkansas.
Seafood City opened its first store in San Diego, California in 1989. Since than Seafood City has expanded to 17 locations across the state of California with the majority being in Northern California.
The first Aéropostale store was opened in New York City, New York by R.H. Macy & Co., Inc. in 1987.