# Ormond Shops
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{{Infobox company
| name = Ormond Shops
| former_name = Ormond Hosiery Shops
| industry = [Retail](/source/Retail)
| founded = {{Start date |1932 }}
| defunct = {{End date |1994 }}
| fate = Bankruptcy
| hq_location = [North Bergen, NJ](/source/North_Bergen%2C_NJ)
| hq_location_country = [United States](/source/United_States)
| num_locations = 40 (1968)
62 (1975)
121 (1982)
190 (1990)
204 (1993)
148 (1994, pre-bankruptcy)
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](/source/Apparel_industry) 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.[{{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}}] By 1934, the store had become a small chain, with stores in [Frederick, Maryland](/source/Frederick%2C_Maryland), [Hagerstown, Maryland](/source/Hagerstown%2C_Maryland), [York, Pennsylvania](/source/York%2C_Pennsylvania), and others.[{{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}}][{{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}}][{{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}}] The shops were named after [Ormond Beach, Florida](/source/Ormond_Beach%2C_Florida), which Herbert N. Goodman had visited and was fond of.[{{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}}] 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.[{{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}}]
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](/source/North_Bergen%2C_New_Jersey).[{{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}}]
The chain reached its peak in 1993, when it operated a total of 204 stores.[{{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}}] 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".[{{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}}]
On April 5, 1994, Ormond Shops filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, initially closing 63 stores and planning to leave bankruptcy.[{{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}}] 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.