1952 – 1999
Opened in 1952 in Grand Rapids Michigan.By 1993 the company had about 163 stores with stores on both coasts. In 1993 the company announced a bankruptcy reorganization and they closed 50 stores between 1993 and 1994. In late 1999 Gantos announced that it would close its remaining 114 stores that were located in 24 different states.
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