Robinson's of Florida was a chain of department stores on Florida's Gulf Coast and Orlando and based in St. Petersburg, Florida, starting with a store at Tyrone Square Mall in 1972. It had been founded in the 1970s as an attempt by Associated Dry Goods to emulate its upscale J. W. Robinson's stores of Southern California on the fast-growing Florida Gulf Coast. This newly created division grew to 10 locations. Rather than investing in the then-stagnant Florida market, May sold this division in 1987 to Baton Rouge based Maison Blanche. Seven of the former Robinson’s of Florida locations were subsequently sold by Maison Blanche to Dillard's* in 1991 while one was replaced and the other two became Gayfers** (which in turn was bought out by Dillard's in 1998) a year later because of Mercantile
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| - Sarasota, Florida
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- University Mall (Tampa, Florida)
- J. W. Robinson's
- Companies based in St. Petersburg, Florida
- Clearwater, Florida
- Coastland Center
- Gayfers
- Lord & Taylor
- Luxury good
- Tyrone Square Mall
- WestShore Plaza
- Westfield Countryside
- Westfield Siesta Key
- Altamonte Mall
- Altamonte Springs, Florida
- 1972 establishments in Florida
- Edison Mall
- Florida
- Fort Myers, Florida
- Defunct department stores based in Florida
- Parisian (department store chain)
- Gulf Coast
- International Plaza and Bay Street
- JCPenney
- Tampa, Florida
- The Florida Mall
- Associated Dry Goods
- Dillard's
- Southern California
- St. Petersburg, Florida
- Mercantile Stores
- May Co.
- Naples, Florida
- Orlando, Florida
- Orlando Fashion Square
- 1987 disestablishments in Florida
- Sears
- Maison Blanche
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| - Robinson's of Florida was a chain of department stores on Florida's Gulf Coast and Orlando and based in St. Petersburg, Florida, starting with a store at Tyrone Square Mall in 1972. It had been founded in the 1970s as an attempt by Associated Dry Goods to emulate its upscale J. W. Robinson's stores of Southern California on the fast-growing Florida Gulf Coast. This newly created division grew to 10 locations. Rather than investing in the then-stagnant Florida market, May sold this division in 1987 to Baton Rouge based Maison Blanche. Seven of the former Robinson’s of Florida locations were subsequently sold by Maison Blanche to Dillard's* in 1991 while one was replaced and the other two became Gayfers** (which in turn was bought out by Dillard's in 1998) a year later because of Mercantile Stores. (en)
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