L.A. Joe Department Store was a chain of Charleston, West Virginia based discount department stores that existed until June, 1992.
L.A. Joe was the retail brand name of Retail Acquisition Corporation which at its peak owned 70 discount department stores throughout West Virginia, Virginia, Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky.
Retail Acquisition Corp/L.A. Joe purchased the struggling Heck's Department Store chain in 1990.
The company experienced $19.5 billi...
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- 1990