Gayfers

Gayfers (originally Gayfer's) was a department store chain based in Mobile, Alabama, founded by C.J. Gayfer in 1879 with a store located in downtown Mobile. In the 1950s, Gayfer's was acquired by Mercantile Stores and began expanding along the Gulf Coast. In 1970, the apostrophe was dropped from the name (now Gayfers). Mercantile expanded the Gayfers banner throughout Florida following the acquisition of the Maison Blanche department store chain in 1992. Gayfers was later acquired by Dillard's in 1998, with many (but not all) locations converting to Dillard's, while the other locations converted to Belk as part of a Dillard's-Belk store swap in 1998, including multiple locations in the Jacksonville, FL area.
Category:Department stores
Category:Defunct Department Stores
Category:Defunct Mall Retailers
Category:Defunct stores