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Rose's (originally known as P.H. Rose) is a regional discount store centered out of Henderson, North Carolina. Once dominant in the mountainous regions and rural areas of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee, the chain has dwindled due to the expansion of Wal-Mart in the region.

The Rose's chain not only anchored strip centers, but also once anchored many enclosed shopping malls. Unable to adequately compete and falling under poor management, many stores closed, including those mall locations, and the stores never were updated to compete with Wal-Mart. Several stores are still operational.

Rose's made several unsuccessful attempts to be acquired in the mid-1990s. At the retailer's peak, it operated approximately 278 stores mainly in North and South Carolina, Virginia, and Georgia.

Rose's was purchased by Variety Wholesalers Inc. in 1997^[1]. Today, the company has approximately 98 stores. It has scaled back its desire to operate as a discount store, focusing more on a high-end dollar concept.

1 Past and present locations
2 References
3 External links

[edit] Past and present locations

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[edit] Alabama

Alexander City - closed early 1990s
Athens - closed early 1990s; later Winn-Dixie; now Piggly Wiggly
Boaz - now part of Boaz Outlet Mall
Lanett
Opelika - closed in the early 1980's
Ozark - became Wal-Mart in 1981
Scottsboro - Scottsboro Mall

[edit] Delaware

Dover - Blue Hen Mall - opened 1983 in former Woolco; closed 1994; now an office complex
Milford - Super Fresh Shopping Center - closed early 1990s; now Big Lots and Ace Hardware
Millsboro - Mid Sussex Shopping Center
Rehoboth Beach - Rehoboth Mall - closed 2000; now Michaels, Rite Aid and Tuesday Morning
Seaford
Smyrna

[edit] Georgia

West Broad Street - closed
Lexington Highway - closed

Augusta
Barnesville
Blue Ridge^[2] - open
Carrollton - First Tuesday Mall - later T G & Y; now unknown
Cornelia
Gainesville

Lake Shore Mall - now Belk Men's & Home Store^[2]
Sherwood Plaza

Griffin
LaGrange - demolished for Publix
Lawrenceville - Lawrenceville North Mall - mall is now a school
Macon - two locations
Moultrie
Statesboro - Closed - now Fred's
Thomasville
Tifton - Tifton Mall
Winder

[edit] Kentucky

Bowling Green
Corbin - Trademark Shopping Center - closed in the mid-1990s.
Danville
Elizabethtown
Louisville - Mall St. Matthews - now food court
Hazard - now a Big Lots and Big Lots Furniture
Madisonville - Parkway Plaza Mall - now Goody's Family Clothing and Dawahares
Murray - became Wal-Mart in the early 1980s
Shelbyville
Somerset
St. Matthews
Winchester - became Dawahares and a movie theater

[edit] Louisiana

Slidell- later Big Lots
Hammond- later TG&Y Family Center, now Winn-Dixie Marketplace

[edit] Maryland

Chestertown
Denton
Lexington Park - Wildewood Shopping Center
Ocean City
Waldorf - Festival at Waldorf; closed early 1990s; later Best; now Room Store and Staples
Salisbury - opened August 2007
West Ocean City - closed 2003; demolished for Marshalls and Staples

[edit] Mississippi

Hattiesburg
Jackson
Laurel
Pearl
McComb - closed 1992; now Dollar General, Burke's Outlet, and El Sombrero

[edit] North Carolina

Asheboro - Randolph Mall - opened circa 1983 in former Woolco; now Dillard's
Asheville- Grace Plaza - now Stein Mart
Beaufort - reopened 2005; store operated as Maxway after Rose's closed
Belmont - open
Brevard- closed around 1994; demolished
Burlington - Cum-Park Plaza - open
Burnsville - open
Carrboro - Carrboro Plaza - now Food Lion
Cary - closed 1991, later Brendle's
Chapel Hill - University Mall - open
Charlotte - Charlottetown Mall - mall demolished 2006
Clinton

first location - closed; now Lowe's
second location - open; formerly K Mart

Dunn - open
Durham

North Duke Crossing - open
Homestead Market Shopping Center - open
Northgate Mall - closed; later demolished for mall expansion in the mid-1990s
The Villages Shopping Center - closed
Regency Plaza - closed; later became Service Merchandise (1991-1998), Value City Furniture (1999-2001), and Aaron's (2002-2007).

Edenton - open
Elizabeth City - Southgate Mall - closed 1994; became JCPenney. Reopened 1998 as Rose's Express in old JCPenney location, closed 2002; now Goody's Family Clothing
Fayetteville

Westwood Plaza - open
Bordeaux Shopping center - open
Cape Fear Plaza - open
Eutaw Village Shopping center - closed
Ramsey Street - closed in the early 1990s

Franklin - status unknown
Forest City - Tri City Mall - open
Fuquay-Varina - open
Goldsboro - closed
Greensboro - Stonesthrow Crossing Shopping Center - open
Greenville

Pitt Plaza (now Colonial Mall Greenville) - now Steve & Barry's
Stanton Square - now Food Lion

Havelock - open as Rose's Express
Henderson - open
High Point - South Main St, High Point Mall - closed
Hickory

Catawba Mall - closed in the late 1980s; mall converted to furniture retailers
currently open on Highway 70, just off Interstate 40

Jacksonville - open, located on Western Boulevard
Jefferson - open
Kannapolis - closed
Kings Mountain - open
Kinston - Vernon Park Mall - now Sears Hometown Dealer
Lexington

first location - closed in the 1990s
second location - open; formerly K Mart

Lumberton - open
Marion - open
Monroe - closed
Morganton - open
Morehead City - open
Mount Airy - open
Mount Olive - open
Nags Head - closed in the early 1990s; later Heilig-Meyers Furniture; now another furniture store
Newland - open as Rose's Express
New Bern - now Big Lots
Oxford - closed
Plymouth - opened 2006 in former Maxway
Reidsville - Pennrose Mall - open
Rocky Mount

Golden East Crossing - later Brody's, then Proffitt's; now Bed Bath & Beyond and Ross Dress For Less
Tarrytown Mall - damaged 1999 by a hurricane; mall demolished

Roxboro - open
Salisbury

Rowan Mall - closed 1995; demolished for Circuit City and Marshalls
Salisbury Mall - now Goody's

Shelby - closed
Smithfield - opened 2006 in former Advance Auto
Southport - closed
Spruce Pine - closed
Statesville - Signal Hill Mall - later Peebles; now vacant
Sylva - open
Tarboro - closed
Wake Forest- now Food Lion
Walkertown-open
Waynesville - now Ingles
Washington - Washington Square Mall - later Winn-Dixie; now Piggly Wiggly
Weaverville - open
Williamston - closed
Wilmington - open
Winston-Salem - open
Zebulon - open

[edit] South Carolina

Aiken - open
Camden - open
Chester - Chester Mall - closed
Florence

Florence Mall - now mall space
Southpark Shopping Center - open
Magnolia Mall - closed in the mid 1990s; became Best Buy in 2002

Greenwood - closed in the early 1990s
Hartsville
Lancaster - closed 1994; now Food Lion and Peebles
Laurens - closed 1989; now Laurens County Municipal Offices
Newberry - closed in the early 1990s
North Augusta - now Belk
North Myrtle Beach - Open
Orangeburg
Seneca - closed in the late 1980s
Spartanburg - closed in the early 1990s
Myrtle Beach - located across from Myrtle Beach State Park

[edit] Tennessee

Athens - later Proffitt's; now Belk
Cleveland - Cleveland Mall - mall now Life Care Centers of America
Cookeville -
Columbia - closed over 10 years ago
Greeneville
Johnson City - The Mall at Johnson City - now Goody's Family Clothing
Kingsport - closed over fifteen years; later Goody's; now vacant
McMinnville - closed 1994; now Big Lots; opening new store in Three Star Mall in former K Mart location Spring 2008
Morristown - now The Home Depot
Murfreesboro
Newport - closed
LaFollette - closed
[[Memphis, Tennessee[Memphis]

[edit] Virginia

Abingdon - still open
Altavista
Ashland
Blacksburg - University Mall - opened 1983 in former Woolco, closed mid-1990s, now Virginia Tech Math Emporium
Charlottesville - Pantops Shopping Center - open
Chatham - open as Rose's Express
Chesapeake - two open; one on Western Branch Blvd & one on Battelfield Blvd
Christiansburg - Northgate Village Shopping Center - closed early 1990s
Covington - closed 1992, now Food Lion
Elkton - closed
Exmore - opened in former K Mart that closed in 2005
Farmville open
Franklin - open
Fredericksburg
Galax
Hampton