The Cain-Sloan department store was founded in 1903 by Pat Cain (1867-1925), John Cain (1865-1936), and Paul Sloan (1870-1932)on Summer Street, now Fifth Avenue, when they purchased a small shop called "Beehive" and changed the name. Three years later, the store moved to a larger location on the northwest corner of Church Street and Fifth Avenue. After merging with Allied Stores Corporation in 1956, Cain-Sloan expanded again, building a $12 million store on the southwest corner of Church Street and Fifth Avenue, and opening suburban stores in the shopping malls at Greens Hills Village, Rivergate Mall, and later Hickory Hollow Mall. The four Cain-Sloan stores were sold to another department store, Dillard's, in 1988. The three suburban stores were re-named and the donwtown location was closed and later torn down.
Cain-Sloan Department Store
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The Cain-Sloan department store was founded in 1903 by Pat Cain (1867-1925), John Cain (1865-1936), and Paul Sloan (1870-1932)on Summer Street, now Fifth Avenue, when they purchased a small shop called "Beehive" and changed the name. Three years later, the store moved to a larger location on the northwest corner of Church Street and Fifth Avenue. After merging with Allied Stores Corporation in 1956, Cain-Sloan expanded again, building a $12 million store on the southwest corner of Church Street and Fifth Avenue, and opening suburban stores in the shopping malls at Greens Hills Village, Rivergate Mall, and later Hickory Hollow Mall. The four Cain-Sloan stores were sold to another department store, Dillard's, in 1988. The three suburban stores were re-named and the donwtown location was closed and later torn down.