Rose's Stores, Inc.

Rose's Stores, Inc., owned by Variety Wholesalers, Inc., of Henderson, N.C., is a southeastern chain of discount retail stores that began in 1915 with the founding of the first store by Paul H. Rose in Henderson, N.C. Rose's Stores were most common in North Carolina and South Carolina, but, at various times, the company had stores in Virginia, Georgia, Alabama, Maryland, Mississippi, Louisiana, and West Virginia.

From the guide to the Rose's Stores, Inc., Records, 1919-1996, (Southern Historical Collection)

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