Miller & Rhoads

Miller & Rhoads
Company typeDepartment store
IndustryRetail
Founded1885
Defunct1990
FateConverted or Sold to Hecht's
SuccessorHecht's
HeadquartersRichmond, Virginia
Key people
Linton Miller, Co-Founder
Webster Rhoads, Co-Founder
Simon Gerhart, Co-Founder
ProductsClothing, footwear, furniture, jewelry, beauty products, electronics and housewares.

Miller & Rhoads was a Virginia-based department store chain. Throughout its 105-year lifespan, the store played an active role in the Richmond, Virginia, community, along with its friendly cross-street rival Thalhimers. The Richmond flagship location was known for its "SantaLand" upstairs attraction, which has since become an attraction at the Children’s Museum of Richmond. Following a series of ownership changes starting in 1967, Campeau Corporation purchased Miller & Rhoads in 1987 and later sold it to Philadelphia developer Kevin Donohoe and store management before closing in 1990.