Joske's of Texas
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2007-12
Authors
Alves, Amy Justine Canon
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<p>In 1873 Julius Joske opened J. Joske Dry Goods, a store in downtown San Antonio. For over 100 years, the store flourished as it evolved into a mainstream department store. The store’s growth coincided with the growth of the city. The store expanded its lines of merchandise and its physical size in response to the needs of the community.</p>
<p>From the beginning, the Joske family developed their own way of doing business. The Joske family methods resulted in attention from national department store chains.
The attention eventually resulted in the store being purchased by a corporation in the 1920s. The change in ownership did not end the business model begun by the Joske family, but rather built upon it and expanded it.</p>
<p>The store survived many years of varying economic stability in San Antonio and Texas, eventually expanding beyond the Alamo City. However, after some tough
economic times in the 1980s, Allied Stores made the decision to sell Joske’s to the Campeau Corporation. Soon after this sale, Joske’s was sold to the Dillard’s Corporation, signaling the end of Joske’s. All remaining Joske’s locations were either closed or made into Dillard’s stores, bringing to a close the era of locally owned major
retailing in downtown San Antonio.</p>
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Department stores, Texas, San Antonio
Citation
Alves, A. J. C. (2007). <i>Joske's of Texas</i> (Unpublished thesis). Texas State University-San Marcos, San Marcos, Texas.