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'''Globe Shopping City''' and Globe Discount City, was a regional chain of [[discount department store]]s based in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], [[Texas]]. Stanley Danburg, president of [[United Mercantile Inc.]], along with executive vice president George Kamins, founded the chain in 1960. Globe stores were located in the Southwest United States and were operated as a "big-box store" retail arm of [[Walgreens]] for much of the chain's operational lifecycle. Massive financial losses led to the dispersal of the entire chain through a combination of liquidation sales and transferal of individual store locations in 1978 with the exception of the [[McAllen, Texas|McAllen]] location, which was sold to [[Klinck Drug Inc.]], and continued to operate under the Globe name and logo until its closure in 1999.
==History==
{{Image frame|align=left|caption=Total store locations, 1960-1979|content={{Graph:Chart|width=500|height=200|yAxisMin=0|type=line|x=1959,1960,1961,1962,1963,1964,1965,1966,1967,1968,1969,1970,1971,1972,1973,1974,1975,1976,1977,1978,1979|y=0,1,3,3,4,5,9,13,14,16,17,21,23,23,25,26,28,27,26,1,1|yType=number}} }}The chain was founded in 1960 by United Mercantile president Stanley Danburg and executive vice president George Kamins. United had formed earlier in 1960 to operate the existing seven-store chain of [[Danburg's]] Department Stores which had existed since the 1930s but felt there was need for a much larger discount store chain. Danburg, Kamins, and four other executives toured the country for more than a year, studying every major discount store to get ideas for the new chain.<ref>[https://
The first Globe Discount City opened in Houston across from [[Gulfgate Mall (Houston, Texas)|Gulfgate Mall]] on November 25, 1960.<ref>[https://archive.org/download/news-article-houston-chronicle-published-as-the-houston-chronicle-november-24-1960-p-36/News_Article__Houston_Chronicle_published_as_THE_HOUSTON_CHRONICLE___November_24_1960__p36.pdf "Globe Discount City Opens Doors Friday
Walgreens would extend the Globe big-box locations to its peak of 31 stores primarily in Texas and Arizona with three locations in Louisiana and two locations each in Tennessee and New Mexico. Some locations were branded as Globe Discount City with others labeled as Globe Shopping City.<ref>The launch of the Tucson Globe store was scheduled to be "Globe Discount City" and was changed to "Globe Shopping City" likely because the former name had been in use by another, unrelated store in the 1950s in Arizona. The name "Discount City" was considered to be "obsolete" for the new store. Turpin, Ted. [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115240150/tucson-daily-citizen/ "Sensory Systems Lab Ideal Type for Tucson."] [[Tucson Daily Citizen|''Tucson Daily Citizen'']]'','' March 22, 1966, p. 26.</ref> The stores' slogan at the time was, "Everything under the sun priced lower". To retain Globe's "multi-line customer appeal", Walgreens leased back certain departments of the store including the food market, fine jewelry (to [[Zales]]), the auto center, and the shoe department to third party vendors.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/walgreensWBAannualreports/walgreens1976/page/n23/mode/2up "The Globe Division"], ''Walgreens Annual Report to Stockholders: 1976,'' p. 23.</ref> Annual Walgreens shareholders reports touted Globe's "per square foot" sales in the early 1970s that were over-trending and the chain's usage of computers to track inventory, sales, and other key performance indicators.<ref>It was reported in the trade publication, ''The Discount Merchandiser,'' (June 1973) that Globe stored delivered a 60% higher per square foot sales metric than the national average of mass merchandisers. [https://archive.org/details/walgreensWBAannualreports/walgreens1973/page/n11/mode/2up "Globe Department Stores"], ''Walgreens Annual Report to Stockholders: 1973'', p. 8-9.</ref> By 1973, the chain would not be extending past its Southwest locations due to the big-box competition getting "intense".
=== Downturn and Closure ===
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! Name !! Address !! City !! Square footage !! Opened !! Closed !! Previous occupant !! Next occupant !! Source
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| Globe || {{FULLADDRESSTABLE|3030 Woodridge Drive|Houston, Texas}} || {{convert|100000|sqft|m2}}|| {{Date table sorting|1960|11|25}} || ''{{Date table sorting|1978|7|21}}''|| || [[FedMart 291]], then [[Mervyn's 118]] || <ref>[https://
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| Globe || {{FULLADDRESSTABLE|5300 North Shepherd Drive|Houston, Texas}} || {{convert|100000|sqft|m2}}|| {{Date table sorting|1961|7|27}} || ''{{Date table sorting|1978|7|21}}''|| || [[FedMart 296]] || <ref>[https://
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| Globe || {{FULLADDRESSTABLE|6200 Bellaire Boulevard|Houston, Texas}} || {{convert|110000|sqft|m2}}|| {{Date table sorting|1961|11|1}} || ''{{Date table sorting|1978|7|21}}''|| || [[FedMart 298]] || <ref>[https://
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| Globe || {{FULLADDRESSTABLE|10420 Eastex Freeway|Houston, Texas}} || {{convert|62000|sqft|m2}}|| {{Date table sorting|1963|10|30}} || ''{{Date table sorting|1978|7|21}}''|| || Super Flea || <ref>[https://
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| Globe || {{FULLADDRESSTABLE|5905 Florida Boulevard|Baton Rouge, Louisiana}} || {{convert|110000|sqft|m2}}|| {{Date table sorting|1964|3|11}}|| {{Date table sorting|1978|7|19}}|| || [[Kmart 3488]] || <ref>[https://archive.org/download/state-times-advocate-1964-03-10-26_202303/State_Times_Advocate_1964-03-10_26.pdf "Globe Opens New 'Discount City' To Area Shoppers on Wednesday."] [[State-Times|''State-Times'']], March 10, 1964, p. 2-C.</ref><ref>[https://archive.org/download/state-times-advocate-1978-07-19-16_202303/State_Times_Advocate_1978-07-19_16.pdf Full-page advertisement], [[State-Times|''State-Times'']], July 19, 1978.</ref>
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| Globe || {{FULLADDRESSTABLE|901 South 10th Street|McAllen, Texas}} || {{convert|80000|sqft|m2}}|| {{Date table sorting|1966|11|16}}|| ''{{Date table sorting|1999|12|22}}''|| || 99 Cents Plus || <ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115101476/the-monitor/ "Globe Discount City Opens Wednesday, 9 AM."] [[The Monitor|''The Monitor'']], November 15, 1966.</ref><ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115240163/the-monitor/ Advertisement], [[The Monitor|''The Monitor'']], December 19, 1999, p. 5D.</ref>
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| Globe || {{FULLADDRESSTABLE|1004 East Southmore Avenue|Pasadena, Texas}} || {{convert|110000|sqft|m2}}|| {{Date table sorting|1966|11|30}} || ''{{Date table sorting|1978|7|21}}''|| || [[FedMart 293]], then [[Mervyn's 121]] || <ref>[https://
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| Globe || {{FULLADDRESSTABLE|7142 San Pedro Avenue|San Antonio, Texas}} || {{convert|110000|sqft|m2}}|| {{Date table sorting|1967|3|1}} || ''{{Date table sorting|1978|7|21}}''|| || [[Kmart 3492]]|| <ref>[https://newspaperarchive.com/other-articles-clipping-mar-01-1967-3884396/ "Globe Discount City Opens Wednesday."] ''[[San Antonio Express-News|San Antonio Express]]'', March 1, 1967, p. 2-C.</ref><ref name=":4">[https://
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| Globe || {{FULLADDRESSTABLE|238 Southwest Military Drive|San Antonio, Texas}} || {{convert|110000|sqft|m2}}|| {{Date table sorting|1968|5|22}} || ''{{Date table sorting|1978|7|21}}''|| || [[Kmart 3493]]|| <ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79294271/san-antonio-express/ "New Globe Opens Wednesday."] ''[[San Antonio Express-News|San Antonio Express]]'', May 22, 1968, p. 2-D.</ref><ref name=":4" />
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| Globe || {{FULLADDRESSTABLE|975 Gessner Road|Houston, Texas}} || {{convert|83000|sqft|m2}}|| {{Date table sorting|1968|8|14}} || ''{{Date table sorting|1978|7|21}}''|| || [[FedMart 299]], then [[Mervyn's 120]] || <ref>[https://
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| Globe || [[Decker Square (Baytown, Texas)|Graywood Shopping Center]], {{FULLADDRESSTABLE|1700 Decker Drive|Baytown, Texas}}|| {{convert|80000|sqft|m2}}|| {{Date table sorting|1969|11|19}} || ''{{Date table sorting|1978|7|21}}''|| || [[Super Warehouse Foods 4]] and [[Discount Tire]]|| <ref>[https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1104261/m1/18/ "New Globe To Open Wednesday."] [[The Baytown Sun|''The Baytown Sun'']], November 18, 1969, p. 2.</ref><ref>[https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1074600/m1/14/ Full-page advertisement], [[The Baytown Sun|''The Baytown Sun'']], July 16, 1978, p. 6-B.</ref>
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| Globe || {{FULLADDRESSTABLE|737 Shreveport-Barksdale Highway|Shreveport, Louisiana}} || {{convert|110000|sqft|m2}}|| {{Date table sorting|1970|2|4}} || {{Date table sorting|1978|6|30}} || || [[Walmart Discount Store 278]]
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| Globe || {{FULLADDRESSTABLE|584 South Mendenhall Road|Memphis, Tennessee}} || {{convert|90000|sqft|m2}}|| {{Date table sorting|1970|3|18}} || {{Date table sorting|1972|8|28}} || || [[Service Merchandise]]|| <ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115181079/the-memphis-press-scimitar/ "Doors Open Tomorrow at New Globe Shopping City."] [[Memphis Press-Scimitar|''Memphis Press-Scimitar'']], March 17, 1970, p. A-2. </ref><ref>Potter, Wendell. [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115176517/the-memphis-press-scimitar/ "Globe Store Leased To Competitor."] [[Memphis Press-Scimitar|''Memphis Press-Scimitar'']], August 22, 1972, p. 19X.</ref>
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| Globe || {{FULLADDRESSTABLE|503 West 70th Street|Shreveport, Louisiana}} || {{convert|110000|sqft|m2}}|| {{Date table sorting|1973|7|4}}|| {{Date table sorting|1978|6|30}} || || Ashton's Warehouse Furniture || <ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115181053/the-shreveport-journal/ "New Globe Opens 9 A.M., July 4th."] [[The Shreveport Journal|''The Shreveport Journal'']], July 3, 1973, p. 14C.</ref><ref name=":0" />
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| Globe || [[Northbrook Shopping Center (Houston, Texas)|Northbrook Shopping Center]], {{FULLADDRESSTABLE|5264 West 34th Street|Houston, Texas}} || {{convert|60000|sqft|m2}}|| {{Date table sorting|1974|11|20}} || ''{{Date table sorting|1978|7|21}}''|| || [[Kmart 9646]] || <ref>[https://
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| Globe || {{FULLADDRESSTABLE|325 Mexico Boulevard|Brownsville, Texas}} || {{convert|110000|sqft|m2}}|| {{Date table sorting|1975|4|30}}|| {{Date table sorting|1978|5|13}}|| || [[Kmart 7297]] || <ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98550889/valley-morning-star/ "Globe Opens Second Valley Store."] [[Valley Morning Star|''Valley Morning Star'']], April 30, 1975, p. 10C.</ref><ref>[https://newspaperarchive.com/advertisement-clipping-may-12-1978-3884462/ Full-page advertisement], [[The Brownsville Herald|''The Brownsville Herald'']], May 12, 1978, p. 9A.</ref>
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