Hess's

Hess's Department Stores
Hess's
Company typePrivate
IndustryDepartment stores
FoundedFebruary 19, 1897 (1897-02-19) (as Hess Brothers)
FoundersCharles Hess and Max Hess
DefunctNovember 23, 1994 (1994-11-23)
FateConverted to other department stores
SuccessorDillard's (1992–)
Hecht's (1993–2006)
Proffitt's (1993–2006)
Kaufmann's (1994–2006)
The Bon-Ton (1994–2018)
HeadquartersAllentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
ProductsClothing, footwear, bedding, furniture, jewelry, beauty products, electronics and housewares
ParentCrown American Realty Trust

Hess's, originally known as Hess Brothers, was a department store chain based in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The company was founded a single store in 1897, and grew to nearly 80 stores by its commercial peak in the late 1980s. The chains stores were closed or sold off in a series of deals in the early to mid-1990s.