{{Infobox company | name = Ormond Shops | former_name = Ormond Hosiery Shops | industry = Retail | founded = {{Start date |1932 }} | defunct = {{End date |1994 }} | fate = Bankruptcy | hq_location = North Bergen, NJ | hq_location_country = United States | num_locations = 40 (1968)<br>62 (1975)<br>121 (1982)<br>190 (1990)<br>204 (1993)<br>148 (1994, pre-bankruptcy)<br>85 (1994, post-bankruptcy) | area_served = Eastern US | products = Women's apparel, dance wear, and hosiery }}

'''Ormond Shops''' (formerly '''Ormond Hosiery Shops''') was an American chain of mall-based women's apparel shops in the United States that operated from the 1930s until 1994.

== History == Ormond Shops began as Ormond Hosiery Shops in the early 1930s, selling hosiery made by the Triumph Hosiery Mills.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Walker|first=Constance|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/45956255/|title=York served as home to stores' idea|date=August 6, 1990|work=York Daily Record|access-date=March 1, 2020}}</ref> By 1934, the store had become a small chain, with stores in Frederick, Maryland, Hagerstown, Maryland, York, Pennsylvania, and others.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/45956618/|title=Opening Presentation OF FAMOUS Ormond Silk Stockings|date=July 15, 1932|work=The Daily Mail|access-date=March 1, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/45956722/|title=Ormond Solves Your Stocking Problems|date=April 7, 1933|work=The News|access-date=March 1, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/45956971/|title=NEW LOCATION FOR THE ORMOND SHOP|date=May 29, 1934|work=The Gazette And Daily|access-date=March 1, 2020}}</ref> The shops were named after Ormond Beach, Florida, which Herbert N. Goodman had visited and was fond of.<ref name=":0" />

By 1968, the chain had grown to a total of 40 stores in eight states.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/45961533/|title=Ormond Shop at York Mall|date=October 13, 1968|work=Sunday News|access-date=March 1, 2020}}</ref> During this time, the chain expanded by moving into new shopping centers and malls, and also expanded its product line; changing from exclusively hosiery to general women's apparel, including dresses, blouses, dance wear, sweaters, skirts, and lingerie.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/45966218/|title=Ormond Sings Out Fashion|date=May 12, 1969|work=The Pittsburgh Press|access-date=March 1, 2020}}</ref>

By 1982, the chain had grown to 121 stores, primarily in malls. Stores were also "electronically linked" to the home office in North Bergen, New Jersey.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/45966814/|title=ORMOND SHOP OPENS|date=March 4, 1982|work=The York Dispatch|access-date=March 1, 2020}}</ref>

The chain reached its peak in 1993, when it operated a total of 204 stores.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/45952498/|title=Shop out of business|date=December 20, 1994|work=Courier-Post|access-date=March 1, 2020}}</ref> That year Ormond Shops also began operating a new chain called "Ormond Woman" that focused on "casual sportswear, career-related separates, and dresses for women sizes 14 to 24". 28 stores were opened in 1993, in what Chairman & President Lawrence B. Goodman stated as "one of the most important events in the history of Ormonds".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/45967795/|title=Ormond Woman specializes in large-size fashions|date=October 3, 1993|work=The Palm Beach Post|access-date=March 1, 2020}}</ref>

On April 5, 1994, Ormond Shops filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, initially closing 63 stores and planning to leave bankruptcy.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/45968070/|title=Ormond Seeks Extension To File Plan|date=August 4, 1994|work=The Record|access-date=March 1, 2020}}</ref> However, in December that year, it was announced that Ormond Shops would be closing all 85 remaining stores, with 33 stores going to competitor Canadians Corp.<ref name=":1" />

== References == {{Reflist}}

Category:Mail-order retailers Category:Retail companies based in New Jersey Category:Retail companies established in 1932 Category:Retail companies disestablished in 1994 Category:Companies based in Bergen County, New Jersey