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Lillie Rubin
Women's clothing shop chain
Lillie Rubin was a chain of women's clothing shops in the United States, from 1946 until 1999.
Industry | Women's dresses, sportswear, and suits |
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Founded | 1946 |
Founder | Lillie Rubin |
Defunct | 1999 |
Fate | Acquired by The Forgotten Woman and then liquidated with the company |
Headquarters | Miami Beach, Florida |
Number of locations | 1 (1946) 2 (1955) 50 (1984) 79 (1994) 59 (1996, pre-bankruptcy) 38 (1996, post-bankruptcy) 25 (1998) |
History
Lillie Rubin began in 1946 with a single store in Miami Beach, Florida at 1037 Lincoln Road, where an Apple Store resides today.[1] A second store opened in Palm Beach, Florida on December 15, 1955.[2]
Founder and namesake Lillie Rubin died at age 90 in 1984, at which point her chain had grown to 50 stores.[3] The chain was the target of a potential lawsuit from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in 1995, following a complaint filed in Phoe