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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"], [[Houston Chronicle|''Houston Chronicle'']], November 24, 1960, p. 2.</ref> Unlike the smaller Danburg department stores, the Globe concept featured a full grocery store, a Sun Cafeteria utilizing the store's sun logo, and an expanded variety of more than 80 departments including live pets, firearms, and a Globe Auto Center housed in an outparcel building. With three Globe stores open in 1962, Walgreens acquired the United Mercantile portfolio on March 21, 1962.<ref>Collins T., Albert. [https://
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".▼
▲With three Globe stores open in 1962, Walgreens acquired the United Mercantile portfolio on March 21, 1962.<ref>Collins T., Albert. [https://archive.org/download/news-article-houston-chronicle-published-as-houston-chronicle-march-21-1962-p-1/News_Article__Houston_Chronicle_published_as_HOUSTON_CHRONICLE___March_21_1962__p1.pdf "Globe to Merge With Walgreen's: Discount Firm, Drug Chain In Multimillon-Dollar Deal"], [[Houston Chronicle]], March 21, 1962, p. 1 and [https://archive.org/download/news-article-houston-chronicle-published-as-houston-chronicle-march-21-1962-p-20/News_Article__Houston_Chronicle_published_as_HOUSTON_CHRONICLE___March_21_1962__p20.pdf p. 20].</ref> Walgreens had seen [[F.W. Woolworth]] announce its new big-box retail concept of [[Woolco]] in 1961, [[S.S. Kresge]] opening its first [[Kmart]] in January 1962, and many others getting into large scale discount stores including the first [[Walmart]] store later in 1962 and [[W.T. Grant]] would create big-box Grant City stores. Walgreens would use Globe as its big-box brand while later creating a Walgreens Superstore line for its mid-sized pharmacy-centric stores while continuing its existing, smaller Walgreens stores.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/walgreensWBAannualreports/walgreens1967/page/n13/mode/2up "Our Typical Walgreen Store... Even Bigger Walgreen Store... Our Biggest: Globe Department Stores"], ''Walgreens Annual Report to Stockholders: 1967'', p. 15-15.</ref>
▲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]]'','' 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 ===
United Mercantile / Walgreens closed all of the Danburg locations in 1970 as its aging mid-sized department stores were under competition from shopping mall anchors and newer big-box stores. By 1976, Globe stores were underperforming and around 40% of sales were going to the leased areas of the stores.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/walgreensWBAannualreports/walgreens1976/page/n23/mode/2up "The Globe Division"], ''Walgreens Annual Report to Stockholders: 1976,'' p. 23.</ref> Walgreens ended the Globe-branded check cashing card and internal credit system in favor of bank credit cards to help efficiency. The final three stores were opened in [[San Antonio, Texas|San Antonio]] on March 9, 1977
==Locations ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! 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
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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
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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
|-
| 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
|-
| Globe || {{FULLADDRESSTABLE|7100 Lomas Avenue Northeast|Albuquerque, New Mexico}} || {{convert|110000|sqft|m2}}|| {{Date table sorting|1965|3|10}} || ''{{Date table sorting|1978|7|21}}''|| || [[Kmart
|-
| Globe || [[Tower Plaza Shopping Center (Phoenix, Arizona)|Tower Plaza Shopping Center]], {{FULLADDRESSTABLE|3601 East Thomas Street|Phoenix, Arizona}} || {{convert|110000|sqft|m2}}|| {{Date table sorting|1965|4|7}} || {{Date table sorting|1977|12|31}} || || [[FedMart]], then [[Target T-210]] || <ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79231352/phoenix-gazette/ "New Globe Discount City Opens To Public Tomorrow."] [[The Phoenix Gazette|''The Phoenix Gazette'']], April 6, 1965, p. 54.</ref><ref name=":2">[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79320324/arizona-republic/ Full-page advertisement], [[Arizona Republic|''Arizona Republic'']], December 28, 1977.</ref>
|-
| Globe || {{FULLADDRESSTABLE|740 West Camelback Road|Phoenix, Arizona}} || {{convert|110000|sqft|m2}}|| {{Date table sorting|1965|4|28}} || {{Date table sorting|1977|12|31}} || || [[FedMart]], then [[Target T-209]] || <ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79231512/phoenix-gazette/ "New Globe Store To Open."] [[The Phoenix Gazette|''The Phoenix Gazette'']], April 27, 1965, p. 35.</ref><ref name=":2" />
|-
| Globe || {{FULLADDRESSTABLE|6373 Montana Avenue|El Paso, Texas}} || {{convert|110000|sqft|m2}}|| {{Date table sorting|1965|11|10}} || ''{{Date table sorting|1978|7|21}}''|| || [[Kmart
|-
| Globe || {{FULLADDRESSTABLE|5255 East Broadway Boulevard|Tucson, Arizona}} || {{convert|110000|sqft|m2}}|| {{Date table sorting|1966|3|30}} || {{Date table sorting|1978|4|29}}|| || [[FedMart]], then [[Target T-179]] || <ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115161644/tucson-citizen/ "Huge Discount House Opens Doors Wednesday."] [[Tucson Citizen|''Tucson Citizen'']], March 29, 1966.</ref><ref name=":3">[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115161663/arizona-daily-star/ Full-page advertisement], [[Arizona Daily Star|''Arizona Daily Star'']], April 26, 1978.</ref>
|-
| Globe || {{FULLADDRESSTABLE|3201 Avenue Q|Lubbock, Texas}} || {{convert|80000|sqft|m2}}|| {{Date table sorting|1966|8|17}} || {{Date table sorting|1978|7|21}}|| || [[Kmart
|-
| 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>
|-
| 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
|-
| 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
|-
| 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
|-
| Globe || {{FULLADDRESSTABLE|975 Gessner Road|Houston, Texas}} || {{convert|83000|sqft|m2}}|| {{Date table sorting|1968|8|14}} || ''{{Date table sorting|1978|7|21}}''|| || [[FedMart
|-
| Globe || [[
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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
|-
| 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>
|-
| Globe || {{FULLADDRESSTABLE|315 South Santa Rosa Avenue|San Antonio, Texas}} || {{convert|80000|sqft|m2}}|| {{Date table sorting|1970|4|15}} || ''{{Date table sorting|1978|7|21}}''|| [[Barkers]]|| [[Kmart
|-
| Globe || {{FULLADDRESSTABLE|66 South Dobson Road|Mesa, Arizona}} || {{convert|110000|sqft|m2}}|| {{Date table sorting|1970|4|29}} || {{Date table sorting|1977|12|31}} || || [[FedMart]], then [[Target T-178]] || <ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79294709/arizona-republic/ "Department store to open Wednesday."] [[The Arizona Republic|''The Arizona Republic'']], April 27, 1970, p. 31.</ref><ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79320324/arizona-republic/ Full-page advertisement], [[Arizona Republic|''Arizona Republic'']], December 28, 1977.</ref>
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| Globe || {{FULLADDRESSTABLE|4628 Broadway Avenue J|Galveston, Texas}} || {{convert|80000|sqft|m2}}|| {{Date table sorting|1971|2|24}} || ''{{Date table sorting|1977|7|22}}''|| || Island Community Center|| <ref>[https://newspaperarchive.com/
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| Globe || [[Southbrook Shopping Mall (Whitehaven, Tennessee)|Southbrook Shopping Mall]], {{FULLADDRESSTABLE|1200 East Shelby Drive|Whitehaven, Tennessee}} || {{convert|80000|sqft|m2}}|| {{Date table sorting|1971|3|17}} || {{Date table sorting|1972|12|24}} || || [[Service Merchandise]]|| <ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115181030/the-commercial-appeal/ "Memphis’ Second Globe Sets Opening Wednesday."] [[The Commercial Appeal|''The Commercial Appeal'']], March 14, 1971, p. 4.</ref><ref>Klink, Cook. [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115181036/the-commercial-appeal/ "Globe Shopping City Plans To Leave Memphis Market."] [[The Commercial Appeal|''The Commercial Appeal'']], December 7, 1972, p. 79.</ref>
|-
| Globe Outlet || {{FULLADDRESSTABLE|8712 Jensen Drive|Houston, Texas}} || || {{Date table sorting|1972}} || {{Date table sorting|1976}} || [[Danburg's]]|| Acme Bargain Barn||
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| Globe || {{FULLADDRESSTABLE|300 Menaul Boulevard Northeast|Albuquerque, New Mexico}} || {{convert|110000|sqft|m2}}|| {{Date table sorting|1972|11|1}} || ''{{Date table sorting|1978|7|21}}''|| || [[Kmart
|-
| Globe || [[Mission
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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
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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
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| Globe || {{FULLADDRESSTABLE|555 East Grant Road|Tucson, Arizona}} || {{convert|85000|sqft|m2}}|| {{Date table sorting|1975|10|29}} || {{Date table sorting|1978|4|29}}|| || [[Zody's]] || <ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115181073/arizona-daily-star/ "Globe Discount City Opens Second Store In Tucson."] [[Arizona Daily Star|''Arizona Daily Star'']], October 29, 1975, p. 10.</ref><ref name=":3" />
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| Globe || {{FULLADDRESSTABLE|4343 West Commerce Street|San Antonio, Texas}} || || {{Date table sorting|1977|3|7}} || ''{{Date table sorting|1978|7|21}}''|| [[Shoppers World]]|| [[Kmart
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| Globe || {{FULLADDRESSTABLE|8505 Broadway|San Antonio, Texas}} || || {{Date table sorting|1977|3|7}} || ''{{Date table sorting|1978|7|21}}''|| [[Gulf-Mart]]|| [[Kmart
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| Globe || {{FULLADDRESSTABLE|4902 Fredericksburg Road|San Antonio, Texas}} || || {{Date table sorting|1977|3|7}} || ''{{Date table sorting|1978|7|21}}''|| [[Gulf-Mart]]|| [[Kmart
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==References==
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[[Category:Discount department stores in the United States]]
[[Category:Walgreen Company]]
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