Neisner's

For the database of individual Neisner's locations, see the Drilldown page for Infobox Neisner's.

Neisner's was a chain of variety stores in the United States, operated by Neisner Brothers, Incorporated. Founded in 1911, the company also operated discount department stores beginning in the early 1960s under the names "Big N", "Myrtle Mills", and "Big N Big Value". After filing for bankruptcy, the struggling chain was acquired by Ames in 1978.

Store history

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Total variety (blue) and discount (orange) store locations, 1924–1974

Year	Variety stores	Discount stores
1924	11
1925	13
1926	17
1927	22
1928	35
1929	58
1930	75
1931	78
1932	79
1933	80
1934	86
1935	94
1936	99
1937	108
1938	109
1939	112
1940	114
1941	116
1942	117
1943	117
1944	115
1945	112
1946	112
1947	114
1948	117
1949	121
1950	123
1951	125
1952	127
1953	129
1954	132
1955	139
1956	142
1957	149
1958	152
1959	162
1960	170	0
1961	172	1
1962	178	4
1963	174	7
1964	170	10
1965	173	12
1966	178	13
1967	176	16
1968	168	19
1969	152	24
1970	144	31
1971	136	34
1972	131	34
1973	122	37
1974	117	41