Alco-Duckwall Retail Stores
Duckwall-ALCO Stores is a small retail chain operating in 17
statess in the US Midwest, founded in
1901 in
Kansas. Until
1968 they operated as a Five and Dime store. From 1968 until the late
1980's they operated as a discount retailer. After
1989 they switched focus again targeting communities where no direct retail competitor, such as
Wal-Mart or
Kmart, existed.
Alco stores are important because they service communities deemed "too small" for larger retailers.
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