Mercantile Stores Company Inc.
 Mercantile Stores Company Inc. until 1998 was a traditional department store retailer operating 102 fashion apparel stores and 16 home fashion stores in 17 states. The stores were operated under 13 different nameplates and varied in size with the average store approximating 170000 sq ft (16000 m2). Store names included Bacon's Castner Knott deLendrecie's Gayfers Glass Block Hennessy's J. B.