HOBO- I remember back in the early 70's HECKS Department
stores have what they called "DOOR Buster" sales.
People would line up outside the entrance doors and wait
for the manager to unlock them. Then the rush was on,
just like they do today.
"Heck's, Inc. was established in 1959 by Fred Haddad, Tom
& Lester Ellis, and Doug Cook.
Heck's stores were discount, stand alone department
stores found in small cities throughout West Virginia,
western Maryland, the Ohio Valley, and parts of Indiana &
Kentucky. Its structure and product lines were similar to
its competitors, Fisher's Big Wheel, Hills Department
Stores, G.C. Murphy's Mart, Tempo and Buckeye Mart Stores
and Walmart.
Part of Heck's expansion into the Midwest came after
acquiring a smaller discounter, T-Way Stores. It also
acquired Mr. Wiggs of Indiana and Ohio in 1981.[1]
At its peak in the 1980s, Heck's operated 170 stores
throughout West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Pennsylvania,
Indiana, Maryland and Virginia. Forbes Magazine ranked
Heck?s third nationally in profitability and growth in
1980, beating out Kmart."
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