Bob’s Stores

Bob's Stores is a chain of 30 retail stores in the northeastern United States owned by Sports Direct International. Founded as Bob's Surplus in Middletown, Connecticut, by Bob Lapidus in 1954, the chain expanded gradually until it was acquired by TJX in 2003 and has been reacquired twice more since then.

Source: bobstores.com

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